In POW camp the dying Olympic runner, Eric Liddell, gave Steve his running shoes and challenged him to pray for the Japanese. But how could he?
Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Biographee’s Note 11
Sudachi (Leave Home) 14
Kinkou (Balance) 24
Kyuchi (Straits) 31
Torikago (Caged Bird) 37
Keisou (Relay Race) 42
Yoake (Daybreak) 50
Jiyu (Freedom) 59
Kyokuro (Winding Path) 68
Kadowomagaru (Turn a Corner) 75
Oten (Stain) 81
Iriguchi (Doorway) 88
Yoromeki (Faltering Steps) 95
Seika (Fruit) 106
Enro (Long Road) 118
Gyakufuu (Adverse Wind) 126
Aika (Song of Lament) 134
Ai (Love) 143
Kaika (Blossom) 152
Osaetakoe (Muffled Voices) 162
Wakai (Reconciliation) 170
Heisei (Peace Everywhere) 181
Kumiawase (Dovetail) 187
Hikitsugi (Take the Torch) 196
Kikoku (Return Home) 202
Afterword: The Eastern Lisu and the Work of George
“Eddie” Metcalf (1906–51) 209
Author’s Notes 212
Bibliography 213
Notes 218
Dr Ronald Clements moved with his wife, Anne, and young daughters to China in 1986, where he lectured in Civil Engineering at a university in Fujian Province until 1996. Ronald is now a full-time writer and researcher and lives in Kent. Steve Metcalf worked as a missionary in Japan for many years.
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