It's September and I have just returned from the Gothenburg Book Fair, where many courageous persons gather every year. I write courageous as it has become increasingly challenging to put yourself and your thoughts out there in the public sphere. This made me think of another brave woman, born on the cusp of the new... Continue Reading →
Not long ago, I met with my father's cousin Kurt, who is a paternal grandchild of Robert and Dagny, just like my father. He is going on 90, but completely clear-headed and full of interesting stories from the missionaries' time in China. We usually do something cultural together and this time we went to the... Continue Reading →
My grandmother Edna’s old photo albums from her and her parents’ (Olga and Nils) years in China offer many glimpses into their daily lives and what mattered most to them. Olga and Nils had two children who survived into old age - my grandmother and her sister. Their little brother died in China at the... Continue Reading →
- Swedish Mission Stations In China What’s in a place? For missionaries, a place could not possibly just be geography – it was an opportunity - to fulfil their calling and to save as many souls as possible. Beyond the obvious mission work, the places where they lived also meant community, family and home. Each... Continue Reading →
As many of my blog posts testify, the missionaries in China did not only preach and teach Christianity, but also worked with various forms of education and healthcare. Above all, they started many boys’ and girls’ schools for the children in their areas of outreach, and opium asylums were common in regions where many were... Continue Reading →
