Daughter of China

I read this book twice because it was so good! It will definitely pull your heart strings and it is a great book to read that you will never forget. I read it over 10 years ago and it has stuck with me ever since. Definitely a book I will never get rid of!

I couldn't put Daughter of China down. It grabbed me from the first page. Miss Flinchbaugh has used fiction to bring to us the heartbreaking conditions that the Church endures in other countries. She also brings to light the distressing treatment of female children and Chinas one child mandate. Daughter of China is a wonderful first novel and will by turns cause you to cry and also praise God for what He is doing. So grab a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy.

THIS IS A WONDERFULLY WRITTEN BOOK. I'M THE MOM OF 4 CHINESE DAUGHTERS AND ALTHOUGH THIS BOOK IS FICTION, IT IS BASED ON THE REALITIES OF REAL LIFE IN CHINA. THE BOOK TOUCHES ON THE ONE CHILD POLICY AND THE ONGOING CHINESE CULTURE THAT STILL REVERES THEIR BOYS OVER GIRLS. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO CONTINUES TO PERSECUTE THE CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS SO THEY MEET IN UNDERGROUND CHURCHS ALL OVER CHINA. THE AUTHOR PULLS IT ALL TOGETHER IN THE END FOR A MARVELOUS, MIRACLE ENDING! MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BOX OF TISSUES HANDY!

I have read this book twice. I was fasinated by Mei Lin and her determanation to withstand such pain and torcher for her Lord Jesus. After and while you are reading this book I guarantee that you will have a surge to save the world. It did, honestly, changed my life. It is fully inspiring. The auther, C.Hope Flinchbuagh, actually lives in my aria and I recently went to a discussion meeting about her book and she was present. It was a wonderful time and she is an INCREDABLE woman. I was able to meet her in person and get to know her. I would recommend this book to ANYONE and EVERYONE; Christians and non-Christians alike. This is not only a testimony of true faith, it is also a look at present China and the pursecuted church today. I believe a sequal is due sometime in the future. I would also highly reccommend "Bruchko" by Bruce Olson and "Jesus Freaks" one and two by DCTalk and The Voice of the Martyres.

The story is so easy to get into: in the beginning, we go along with Mei Lin and her father to a house-church meeting. The way it's written had me holding my breath as they crawled or snuck along in the dark, listening for sounds of the Communist authorities who, if they could catch the believers in worship or with a Bible would accuse them of a crime against China and would proceed to beat them and possibly imprison them if the beatings didn't kill them first. Plenty of examples of the brutality against Christians are found in this story, and are realistically told so that the characters' suffering will break your heart. Mei Lin doesn't have an easy road ahead of her, but the suffering she goes through benefits others and it's interesting to see how God provides at the worst of times for her and other believers in the story. The network of believers who risk their lives to free Christians from prisons and protect (and befriend - the supporting characters in this story are strong and exactly that: supportive) them is as important as the pastors and openly practicing Christians; it's neat to see how God uses them all together to accomplish a goal of bringing others to Him and welcoming them into His family.

I'm a fifteen year old from New Jersey who loves to read. I picked up Daughter of China because it looked interesting. After I read it, I discovered it was beyond interesting. My heart was changed into one for compassion and love for the persecuted in China. I prayed about how I could help and in a few days, I discovered a notice in Christianity Today magazine that the organization World Help was committing to providing one million bibles for China. I have been to their website ... and have sent for the free information. I am so eager to help and it is all because of the impact this book had.