My First Hundred Years: A Life on Three Continents - Softcover

Fletcher, Donald R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1532696450 ISBN 13: 9781532696459

Publisher: Resource Publications, 2019

Synopsis

This is the self-portrait of a missionary, minister, and teacher, at age 100, sharing the adventures of his childhood in Korea, exhilarating academic career at Princeton University, and then a lifetime of purposeful dedication to the ministry and to teaching. The author, a poet and gifted prose writer, engages the reader in beautiful landscapes of rural Korea, a trans-Siberian journey in the 1930s, his pioneering ministry in the desert of northern Chile, and the throes and conscientious commitment to civil rights in the 1960s. His life partnership with Martha, a church musician, features prominently in the book, as does their experience with her Alzheimer’s disease. The writer shares moments of epiphany, and the discovery of God’s will, represented by turning points in a life lived on three continents.
More than just a memoir, this is a book full of devotional meaning and spiritual inspiration, for readers who enjoy a good story and excellent prose.

About this title

About the Author

Born in 1919, Donald R. Fletcher grew up in Korea, son of Presbyterian medical missionaries. He graduated from Princeton University (BA and PhD, English) and Princeton Theological Seminary. Ordained in 1943, he served the Presbyterian Church (USA) as a missionary to Chile and Caribbean Area representative and Secretary of Continuing Education. He taught Biblical Studies and English at university and high-school levels, and after retirement was pastor of a community church. He has published five books, and continues to preach and lead spiritual studies in New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1532696450
• ISBN 13: 9781532696459
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180