More to be Desired than Gold: A Collection of True Stories told by Christy Wilson

This book has amazing true and indpiring stories of God's work around the world. Profound

This was a text book for my "Perspectives in World Missions" course that I took back in the early 90's. Christy Wilson was our teacher. It was one of the most life changing experiences I have had. It would not be an exaggeration to say that I am serving in the mission field today because of that class and this book. The Heart of God pours out from every page. In the class, there were young Christian men and women who had a desire to be martyred for Christ, a death wish. To these young men and women, Christy Wilson would say, "If you want to die for Christ, you must first learn to live for him." Those words continue to ring in my heart to this day.

This collection of anecdotes and stories has two things that distinguish it. It is among those narratives that remind you in a hundred different vignettes of the burning, sacrificial love that Christ ignites in people completely surrendered to Him. But it is unique in my experience as an account of the work of God in 20th Century Afghanistan. You may find yourself adding the account of the church built in Kabul for Christian diplomats, or the explosion of Christianity among the Afghan blind people to your own stock of illustrations of God's character. I am buying "loaner" copies of this book for friends for that reason.