Who Shall Ascend?
The Life of R. Kenneth Strachan of Costa Rica

Provided a good sense of who Strachan was as a man (faithful but very flawed), but very little of who he was as a missionary. What did he do? What was the fruit? I wish she'd given us more of that. I've noted before my poor opinion of the whole Keswick movement in the twentieth century, and here's a......more

I was interested in the life of this man who headed up Latin American Mission in the fifties and early sixties, after his father had for decades prior. I also like Elizabeth Elliot as an writer. (Her brother worked with Strachan. This book described the hardships of a leader of a multinational ministr......more

Reading a biography of Elisabeth Elliott compelled me to read *this* biography she wrote. Kenneth Strachan, an MK (missionary kid), was raised within a prevalent philosophy of Christian service in the 20th century: "If you do God's work, He'll take care of your family." It was a recipe for neglect a......more

It wasn't that Elliot wrote this biography poorly, it's simply that the content itself was rather depressing and not what I was expecting. However, I must say how I do appreciate the honesty with which Elliot always utilized in her writings, and it's refreshing to read such an honest biography of a......more

I thought it was a very honest book about Ken Strachen and his struggles from being raised by missionary parents who often put their work before their family. He passed on this same pattern into his own family, the next generation. He did not feel free to break the cycle which I believe cost him dea......more