Called According to His Purpose: Missionary Letters from China

The life of a Lutheran Christian missionary to China in the early 1900s is chronicled in letters, photographs and documents. Lutheran missionary George Lillegard and his wife Bernice wrote many letters to each other, to family and friends, and to the church synod about their mission work in China. This large 491 page book contains approximately 150 photographs and documents, along with detailed personal letters about their mission work, their romance, their struggles and their daily life in China, spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some of the locales include the Yangtze River, Hankow, Ichang, Wanhsien, Kuling and Shihnanfu.