ACROSS THE CHINA SKY
by C. Hope Flinchbaugh
Mei Lin suffered for months in Shanghai Prison Number 14. When Mei Lin was released, she returned home to her village of Tanching. Now Mei lives at home with her grandmother and father, and works in the rice fields, while sharing the gospel with her preacher fiancé, Liko.
When a friend invites Mei Lin to help in an orphanage for ten weeks during the summer, Mei Lin is quick to jump at the chance. Since Mei Lin is left barren from the torture she endured at the prison, she figures this would be an opportunity to serve God in a manner near and dear to her heart.
Liko is worried about Mei Lin going away, especially so soon after her imprisonment. They both know that since the orphanage is unlicensed, she could be putting herself into a lot of danger. But while Mei Lin is gone, Liko is the one who finds himself facing the greater danger, in a form no one expects.
ACROSS THE CHINA SKY is the sequel to Daughter of China and the first book I’ve had an opportunity to read by Ms. Flinchbaugh. I think it would be helpful to read Daughter of China first as the events in ACROSS THE CHINA SKY are dependent upon the first book and a lot didn’t make sense to me.
I felt sorry for the Chinese people for having to suffer so for their faith and found myself hoping that they’d have the faith and courage to endure in spite of heavy opposition. The story was moving, heartbreaking, and poignant. I can’t really say I enjoyed this book, but since it is based on a true story, it is one that would do Christians good to read, just to see what believers face in other nations. $12.99. 345 pages.
Reviewed by Laura V. Hilton
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