This was a lovely book, partly a biography of her parents' life as missionaries in China (and then Malaysia, although that wasn't covered so much), and partly her own story of being a child growing up separated from her missionary parents in China - and later England. I am very thankful that the assorted people we know who are missionaries now are not forced to send their children away to boarding school at the age of six, after reading of her distressing childhood. Of course, it probably woul More...

Amazing book that helped me understand my mother and her childhood. Very thankful to Faith Cook for her honesty and non-judgmental look at the lives of missionary kids. She raises good questions and the ability to stop and ask, "Is God really calling me to this kind of sacrifice, or am I doing this on my own will?"

Troubled Journey by Faith Cook (2004)