Lady on a donkey

by Beth Prim Howell

This is the warm and appealing story of Lillian Trasher, one of America's great Christian missionaries whoe name is a by-word throughout Egypt. - Lillian's great adventure began in 1911 when at 23, she traveled to Assouit Egypt. Lillian was fascinated by Egypt's exotic and colorful landscape, but she was appalled by the poverty of its people. Her resolve to care for bodies as well as souls crystalliezed oe day when she came across a dying Egyptian woman, holding her infant in her arms. The mother died before Lillian's eyes, and she took the sick and undernourished baby to her room where she could nurse the child back to health. This was the beginning of the now famous Assouit orphanage....

Genres: Biography, Christian

224 pages, Hardcover

Reviews

[Emma Grace Blumer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredible testimony to God’s provision and love for children through His servant Lillian. Convicting and challenging. Sometimes Howell’s writing style was difficult to follow, yet I’m so grateful she documented the life of this saint!

[Rachel B · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

This book tells the story of Lillian Trasher, an American who moves to Egypt and starts an orphanage around the turn of the 20th century.

It was a good, basic story that showcases the Lord's provision.

The downsides were that none of the people were described in quite enough detail for me to connect with them or their individual stories on a more personal level, and the timeline jumped a bit, with big chunks of time being skipped or skimmed over, which added to the problem even more.

I'm glad I read it, but I'd also be interested in possibly reading a different book about Trasher, to see if perhaps another author could help fill in some of the blanks.