Florence Young, Geoff Benge
Florence Young, Geoff Benge
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Florence Young
Mission Accomplished

Author: Geoff Benge, Janet Benge

Narrator: Rebecca Gallagher

Unabridged: 4 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/13/2023

Synopsis

Once timid and unsure of her own salvation, New Zealander Florence Young rose to her calling and became a fearless and faithful witness for Jesus Christ. Eventually serving in the remote Solomon Islands and, for a season, in China during the deadly Boxer Rebellion, Florence began her service close to home. This one woman's mission to the Solomon Islanders, or Kanakas, working on her family's Australian plantation soon expanded to their home islands. There, as Florence and others helped Kanaka believers reach out to villages steeped in cannibalism and revenge killings, thousands of people were transformed by the love of God.

About The Author

Janet and Geoff Benge are a husband-and-wife writing team with more than twenty years of writing experience. Janet is a former elementary-school teacher. Geoff holds a degree in history. Originally from New Zealand, the Benges spent ten years serving with Youth With A Mission.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kate

Summary: Florence Young had a calling to be a missionary. With a lot of loss in her life, and many trials, that calling came to be. What I liked: Normally when I'm reading nonfiction, it just states facts kind of like bullet notes. The thing about this book, is that it was told more in the form of a s......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

I enjoyed learning about this woman and her work with the people of the Islands around Australia......more

Goodreads review by Carin

Interesting story, amazing life, beautiful service. The writing isn’t the best but as geared to middle school is appropriate.......more

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