Say Among the Heathen the Lord Reigns, by Mrs. Jean Kortering
This is a review of Jean Kortering's memoir recounting her and her husband's ten-year missionary service throughout Asia (1992-2002), originally written as stories for their grandchildren. The book emphasizes God's sovereign calling to missions work and encourages prayer for missionaries while highlighting the spiritual blessings of Christian family, church, and education. The reviewer appreciates how Kortering frames missionary sacrifice as a privilege and divine calling rather than mere self-denial.
The following book is reviewed by Rev. Daniel Holstege, pastor of Wingham PRC in Wingham, Ontario, Canada. Say Among the Heathen the Lord Reigns, by Mrs. Jean Kortering, Reformed Free Publishing Association, 2022, 368 pages, $24.95 paper. [Originally self-published in 2007.] In 1992, after serving as a pastor for thirty-two years in Protestant Reformed churches throughout America, Rev. Jason Kortering and his wife Jean moved around the world to Singapore and served God throughout Asia for the...
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