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Summary: God Bless These Missionaries They Are Truly Led By God
Review: It's hard to put into words the power of this book . If you currently contribute anything to missions this is a must read!!!
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Summary: Must have for the Missions-cause; A book for any Christian
Review: K.P. writes an extraordinary tale of how God guided his life into helping native missions in Asia. Sometimes autobiographical, K.P. shares his ups and downs in forming Gospel for Asia. If you think you have what it takes to become a true Christian God envisioned, read this book...you may find yourself re-thinking what God has in store. This book is truly inspirational and will help the American Christian, as well as other fortunate countries, realize the blessings that industrialized nations have to give to the rest of the world in finding and hearing the teachings of Jesus Christ. Great read!
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Summary: Great Book
Review: K.P. Yohannan does a great job in this book in telling people about the problems of a lot of world missions.One particular point I found eye-opening is in the chapter "A bowl of rice is no substitute for the Holy Spirit." In this chapter K.P. talks about how some Christian ministries often ask for money so that they can feed the poor and that would be a good representation of Christ. But as K.P. points out, feeding people for a period of time is useless unless they hear the Gospel and receive Christ through the Holy Spirit. He points out that often people make the mistake in assuming their money is going to help people come to Christ, but often it only makes them "convert" for a little while, until a group of Muslims come in with some rice -- then they become Muslims! I also appreciated the chapter about native missionaries, called "Our policy is the natives." K.P. makes a strong case as to why natives are far better missionaries than foriegners. He explains that there is strong anti-western sentiment around the world, and are less-likely to hear westerners. He also potently makes the case that western missionaries just perpetuate the myth that Christianity is a WESTERN religion. I think this chapter of the book was really an eye-opener. Note, however, that he doesn't say that westerners should NEVER do world missionary work, but just that we should be conscious of the fact that the natives can relate and connect far better to their own people than can foreigners. There are many more good aspects to this book which I think you should read for yourself. Many parts of the book may be contrary to your presuppositions about world-missions, but don't let that turn you off. If you have an open mind you will probably see the wisdom of his words. I encourage you to pick up this book -- I can assure you that you will learn something.
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Summary: Do the ends justify the means?
Review: Let me start with the good things about this work: Yohannan has an excellent perspective on how to most effectively spread the Gospel of my Lord, Jesus Christ. I'll use the example Yohannan does: When a Krishna missionary at the airport runs up to you wanting to talk to you about the Krishna religion, you probably take a look at his flowered robes, shaved head, etc. and think to yourself that this foreign religion isn't for you. This is how a great majority of Asian people react when a Western missionary runs up to then saying something about Jesus Christ. A much more effective way to spread the Word is through having Indian missionaries preach to fellow Indians, Thai missionaries preach to other Thais, etc. Fantastic idea. Bad parts about the book: "To achieve this goal, donate $30-$120 dollars per month to Gospel for Asia". If mentioned just a handful of times, I wouldn't have minded the plugs at all, but Yohannan crammed it down my throat. Furthermore, Yohannan's had more devine revelations than Moses has. A simple fact is that the Lord chooses not to reveal himself directly to his flock anymore...except K.P. Yohannan. The man attracts miracles, which makes me wonder if he is being completely truthful in the autobiographic portions of his book. Another interesting inconsistancy: did you know when you translate a song from an Indian language to English, it still rhymes? I didn't. In one of Yohannan's last chapters, he states that, when it comes to Christianity, the means are equally important to the ends. I then wonder why Yohannan had to create fictional events to further his great idea concerning effective witnessing.
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Summary: thought-provoking & challenging
Review: Not for the faint-hearted, this book is written for Christians here in America who are not afraid to be challenged and rebuked by this man of faith. Personally, I was deeply challenged by this concept of the native missionary movement. It was difficult to read this book and not finish with a radically different perspective of how we should spend our money and how we should view the crucial work of 21st Century missions. I was not turned off by K.P.'s blatant pushing / selling of the work of his missions agency - given his background and passion, how can he not? Read this book, then pass it along to a friend. Even if you don't have time to read the whole book, the first five chapters give you the gist of the story. And even if you don't agree with everything he says (I'm still digesting certain chapters), K.P. is someone whose story is worth knowing.
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Summary: great, just great!
Review: The book was very moving, and it didn't upset me to see the occasional request for money. If we could only understand that we are the richest nation on the planet, then maybe we could give of our surplus...or at least of our prayers. Excellent book in portraying what it is like to be a missionary in nowadays Asia.
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Summary: Must read for any Christian, especially Pastors!
Review: This book challenged me greatly in this present time of the "Prosperity Message"! I needed to read this very much. If you Pastor, work in missions, or desire to do either, I say this book is a must. I wish all believers would read it, but those especially.
The fact that the book is available free shows the heart of K.P. Yohannan. Dont mistake it for not being worth anything.
The only 2 issues I wrestled with in the book was
1) I believe there needs to be more accountability with the money on the mission field. K.P. rejected monies that had strings attached to it, saying once the money was turned over to the local missionaries, it was between them and God if it was mishandled. There are too many Jacobs out there to just leave it at that (IMHO). We should be accountable to those who support us.
2) I belive like K.P. the best way to win the Chinese is with Chinese, and the Indians with Indians. I believe too many western missionaries have moved over seas and lived like kings and made no difference in the lives of the natives...I agree with all that. But, I kind of came away from this book feeling as an American missionary I had no reason to go to that foreign field, just send my money and prayers. Maybe I took it a little harsh, but anyone willing to go to that mission field with a pure heart is a great need and can have a great impact.
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Summary: Must read for any Christian, especially Pastors!
Review: This book challenged me greatly in this present time of the "Prosperity Message"! I needed to read this very much. If you Pastor, work in missions, or desire to do either, I say this book is a must. I wish all believers would read it, but those especially.
The fact that the book is available free shows the heart of K.P. Yohannan. Dont mistake it for not being worth anything.
The only 2 issues I wrestled with in the book was
1) I believe there needs to be more accountability with the money on the mission field. K.P. rejected monies that had strings attached to it, saying once the money was turned over to the local missionaries, it was between them and God if it was mishandled. There are too many Jacobs out there to just leave it at that (IMHO). We should be accountable to those who support us.
2) I belive like K.P. the best way to win the Chinese is with Chinese, and the Indians with Indians. I believe too many western missionaries have moved over seas and lived like kings and made no difference in the lives of the natives...I agree with all that. But, I kind of came away from this book feeling as an American missionary I had no reason to go to that foreign field, just send my money and prayers. Maybe I took it a little harsh, but anyone willing to go to that mission field with a pure heart is a great need and can have a great impact.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book was great because it gave an outsiders perspective of American life. Don't let this book deter you from overseas missions, I still encourage you that Western Europe is in need as well. He lives what he talks about and thats what I admire.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book was great because it gave an outsiders perspective of American life. Don't let this book deter you from overseas missions, I still encourage you that Western Europe is in need as well. He lives what he talks about and thats what I admire.
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