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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Light blue boards with pictorial front cover. Minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name penciled on front free endpaper; some scattered light soiling on a few pages; minor notations on 4 pages in the India section; else generally clean. 239 pages. Intended for study, this compendium is drawn from the experiences of Mennonites missionaries around the world, including examples from the missions at Post Oak (with the Comanche in Oklahoma) and in Mexico, South America, India, Africa, China, Japan and Europe. The material is composed of detailed historical descriptions of missions and anecdotal accounts, describing efforts toward evangelical, educational and medical outreach, and giving account of the social, cultural and political situations encountered. Each chapter concludes with a brief bibliography.