This One Thing: Story of Walker of Tinnevelly

by Amy Carmichael

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1950

About the author

Amy Wilson Carmichael was a Protestant Christian missionary in India, who opened an orphanage and founded a mission in Dohnavur. She served in India for 55 years without furlough and wrote many books about the missionary work there.

Reviews

[Glen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a bit of a surprise for me. It is an intimate retelling of Tom Walker’s notable missionary work in India and it captures the gritty realities of pioneering missions in a biographical form.

Amy Carmichael’s work was heavily influenced by the evangelistic and translation work of Walker. He, along with his wife, exemplified that historic firebrand missionary that opened the door for the gospel to penetrate previously closed nations.

Though the setting is early 20th century, the missiological principles of contextualization, heart-language proclamation, indigenous church principles and missionary longevity still hold great salience for us today. Being able to accompany Walker through his ruminations and persevering efforts in a spiritually resistant milieu was very inspiring for me as I read the multiple journal entries. This is vintage missiological material.