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Chemare in Ierusalim
Aceasta carte descrie marturia remarcabila a Lydiei Prince, o profesoara daneza, a carei viata fusese schimbata radical in urma convertirii si a unei intalniri tulburatoare cu Duhul Sfant. in cautarea ei curajoasa de a cunoaste voia lui Dumnezeu pentru viata ei, Lydia este calauzita de Domnul la Ierusalim, unde invata puterea rugaciunii si experimenteaza multe minuni in ce priveste protectia si aprovizionarea lui Dumnezeu. Ea a salvat multi copii abandonati in perioada violentelor dureri de nastere a statului modern Israel. in epilog, Derek Prince face unele predictii semnificative despre Ierusalim.
Derek Prince s-a nascut in anul 1915 in India, avand parinti britanici. El a invatat limbile greaca si latina la doua din cele mai faimoase institutii educationale britanice: Colegiul Eton si Universitatea Cambridge. A studiat limbile ebraica si aramaica la Universitatea Evreiasca din Ierusalim. El este autorul a peste 50 de carti, 500 de invataturi in format audio si 140 de invataturi in format video, multe fiind traduse si publicate in peste 100 de limbi. Derek Prince a fost tatal a 12 copii, toti fiind adoptati. El a plecat la Domnul in toamna anului 2003, in Ierusalim, la varsta de 88 de ani.
Cuprins:
1. Tikva
2. Soren
3. Intalnirea
4. Inmormantare
5. Mesajul doctorului Karlsson
6. Calatoria
7. Ierusalim
8. Locul meu
9. Prima sarcina
10. Mahaneh Yehuda
11. Capitularea
12. Asediul
13. Paznici pe ziduri
14. Epilog – drama in trei acte
Derek Prince s-a nascut in anul 1915 in India, avand parinti britanici. El a invatat limbile greaca si latina la doua din cele mai faimoase institutii educationale britanice: Colegiul Eton si Universitatea Cambridge. A studiat limbile ebraica si aramaica la Universitatea Evreiasca din Ierusalim. El este autorul a peste 50 de carti, 500 de invataturi in format audio si 140 de invataturi in format video, multe fiind traduse si publicate in peste 100 de limbi. Derek Prince a fost tatal a 12 copii, toti fiind adoptati. El a plecat la Domnul in toamna anului 2003, in Ierusalim, la varsta de 88 de ani.
Cuprins:
1. Tikva
2. Soren
3. Intalnirea
4. Inmormantare
5. Mesajul doctorului Karlsson
6. Calatoria
7. Ierusalim
8. Locul meu
9. Prima sarcina
10. Mahaneh Yehuda
11. Capitularea
12. Asediul
13. Paznici pe ziduri
14. Epilog – drama in trei acte
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First published January 1, 1975
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June 13, 2016
This book really blessed me. Lydia Prince was one amazing Danish lady used by God. She tells how she set out for Jerusalem with $200, no mission or church support and no idea of what to do when she arrived. God had a plan and birthed a ministry to care for children in Jerusalem. Later this led to her marriage to Derek Prince, a man 25 years younger than her, but a perfect match, as her prayer ministry complemented his internatioal teaching ministry. Their love and compassion for the Jews, God's chosen people is very evident in this book.
January 16, 2017
Gripping and awe-inspiring read that I did not want to end!
Here is the true account of Lydia Christensen Prince, a Danish schoolteacher (and eventually the wife of famous Bible teacher Derek Prince) whom God awoke from a comfortable material existence into a dazzling revelation of Himself that forever wrecked her idea of normal. Even as her spirit became sensible to Christ as a knowable, awesome Person, Lydia wanted to find her true life's work -- something that "no one else could do." Leaving her career, her family, her colleagues and friends, and a salary and pension in Denmark, Lydia set out for Jerusalem, without income or missionary society or any formal backing, nor even knowing what she would be doing once she arrived.
While I'd heard Lydia's testimony before (Mother in Israel), there are details provided here that captivated me and caused me to worship even as I read. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Denmark, Lydia's bravery and obedience as she respectfully but firmly faced possible job loss in light of her viable faith, and her journey and adventures in Jerusalem blew me away. I found myself praising God aloud as Lydia recounted how those who had persecuted her the most back home later got saved, filled with the Holy Spirit, and became her sponsors!
There is something about her indomitable spirit that I just loved. Knowing she was about the same age as I am now when she embarked on this incredible mission was wild.
Neither bed bugs, lack of money, danger, nor even war could intimidate Lydia into leaving Jerusalem. But I could not bear to have the book end. I wanted to hear about Tikvah growing up, about the other girls Lydia took into her care, about her Jewish and Arab neighbors, and about her mother. To know that shortly after this story ended came The Great Depression, then World War 2, and finally the birth of Israel in 1948 was wild. Such a kinship I felt with Lydia, a sister whom I'll meet someday, I can't describe.
This is the second true account I've read recently of a European woman who left career and comfort to live halfway around the world in an impoverished and unfriendly culture in which she knew neither language nor custom, all for one primary purpose: to care for abandoned baby girls.
It cut me to the quick the inestimable value our heavenly Father places on children, and especially little girls who in most cultures are the very least of the least of these. That He would put such a strong call on these women to care for "throwaways" blows me away. Indeed "God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly and despised things of the world and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are" (1 Cor. 1:27b-28). Who is like Him?
Here is the true account of Lydia Christensen Prince, a Danish schoolteacher (and eventually the wife of famous Bible teacher Derek Prince) whom God awoke from a comfortable material existence into a dazzling revelation of Himself that forever wrecked her idea of normal. Even as her spirit became sensible to Christ as a knowable, awesome Person, Lydia wanted to find her true life's work -- something that "no one else could do." Leaving her career, her family, her colleagues and friends, and a salary and pension in Denmark, Lydia set out for Jerusalem, without income or missionary society or any formal backing, nor even knowing what she would be doing once she arrived.
While I'd heard Lydia's testimony before (Mother in Israel), there are details provided here that captivated me and caused me to worship even as I read. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Denmark, Lydia's bravery and obedience as she respectfully but firmly faced possible job loss in light of her viable faith, and her journey and adventures in Jerusalem blew me away. I found myself praising God aloud as Lydia recounted how those who had persecuted her the most back home later got saved, filled with the Holy Spirit, and became her sponsors!
There is something about her indomitable spirit that I just loved. Knowing she was about the same age as I am now when she embarked on this incredible mission was wild.
Neither bed bugs, lack of money, danger, nor even war could intimidate Lydia into leaving Jerusalem. But I could not bear to have the book end. I wanted to hear about Tikvah growing up, about the other girls Lydia took into her care, about her Jewish and Arab neighbors, and about her mother. To know that shortly after this story ended came The Great Depression, then World War 2, and finally the birth of Israel in 1948 was wild. Such a kinship I felt with Lydia, a sister whom I'll meet someday, I can't describe.
This is the second true account I've read recently of a European woman who left career and comfort to live halfway around the world in an impoverished and unfriendly culture in which she knew neither language nor custom, all for one primary purpose: to care for abandoned baby girls.
It cut me to the quick the inestimable value our heavenly Father places on children, and especially little girls who in most cultures are the very least of the least of these. That He would put such a strong call on these women to care for "throwaways" blows me away. Indeed "God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly and despised things of the world and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are" (1 Cor. 1:27b-28). Who is like Him?
March 29, 2014
In December of 1926 Lydia Christensen was a successful 36-year-old Domestic Arts teacher in the city of Korsor Denmark. However, just before Christmas when her longtime friend and colleague Soren asked her to marry him, she couldn't answer "yes." She was fond of him alright. But was the settled life in Denmark "it"? Somehow she wanted more.
Back in Korsor after spending Christmas her family in Bonderslev, she decided to spend her vacation reading. Ignoring the literary choices on her bookshelf, she pulled out the Bible. She began to read in Matthew and soon found herself transfixed as the book came alive to her.
When she got to the beatitudes she read Jesus' words: "Ask and it shall be given you." Could she ask about the unnamed longing she had been feeling? How did one do that? Should she kneel" Pray aloud? Then:
Everything changed for Lydia after that. She began to study her Bible seriously and spend lots of time in prayer. She asked for believer's baptism—a scandalous thing to do in Denmark's staunch Lutheran culture. She attended meetings with the suspect Pentecostals. And she had more visions.
Appointment in Jerusalem is the account of the several years in Lydia's life when she went from a secure job as a Danish teacher to doing whatever she sensed God was telling her to do in Jerusalem. There she had a remarkable ministry, especially to abandoned girls, many of whom she adopted.
She later met and married Derek Prince, author and Bible teacher. He wrote Lydia's story with her input. Written in creative non-fiction style this fascinating biography is sure to encourage and challenge readers of any age. Its clear message of love for Jerusalem and the Jewish people is a welcome one in these days Middle East conflict.
(I read the Kindle edition of this book, which is part of my own collection.)
Back in Korsor after spending Christmas her family in Bonderslev, she decided to spend her vacation reading. Ignoring the literary choices on her bookshelf, she pulled out the Bible. She began to read in Matthew and soon found herself transfixed as the book came alive to her.
When she got to the beatitudes she read Jesus' words: "Ask and it shall be given you." Could she ask about the unnamed longing she had been feeling? How did one do that? Should she kneel" Pray aloud? Then:
"And now in the familiar room, with the sound of the clock ticking in my ears, something took place for which my whole background and education left me totally unprepared. ... No longer was I looking into the back of the chair. In its place a Person was standing over me. A long white garment covered the Person's feet. Slowly I raised my eyes upward. Above my head I saw two arms outstretched in the attitude of one bestowing a blessing. ... Involuntarily a word rose to my lips: 'Jesus!' But even as I uttered it, He was gone" - Kindle Location 450.
Everything changed for Lydia after that. She began to study her Bible seriously and spend lots of time in prayer. She asked for believer's baptism—a scandalous thing to do in Denmark's staunch Lutheran culture. She attended meetings with the suspect Pentecostals. And she had more visions.
Appointment in Jerusalem is the account of the several years in Lydia's life when she went from a secure job as a Danish teacher to doing whatever she sensed God was telling her to do in Jerusalem. There she had a remarkable ministry, especially to abandoned girls, many of whom she adopted.
She later met and married Derek Prince, author and Bible teacher. He wrote Lydia's story with her input. Written in creative non-fiction style this fascinating biography is sure to encourage and challenge readers of any age. Its clear message of love for Jerusalem and the Jewish people is a welcome one in these days Middle East conflict.
(I read the Kindle edition of this book, which is part of my own collection.)
May 31, 2011
A great story of one woman's faith and trust in God to lead her to Jerusalem in the 1920's during a turbulent time in history, and to provide for her needs as she faithfully served the orphaned children in that place.
August 13, 2014
What an inspiring true story. I do wish I could have met this wonderful lady in person!
March 19, 2009
So very inspiring. Reading it made me desire a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. The story is exciting and it's neat because it's true!
February 7, 2017
I really loved this book!
It was actually my second time to read it, but I was only 14 when I read it before, so it was a completely new experience for me this time around.
Lydia is not only spiritually insightful, she is also an excellent writer. This book didn't have the ear-marks of the usual Christian book (perhaps because it is so old!) of being clearly too-quickly slapped together, badly-edited, and extremely repetitive. Nor was it simply a tale of all the glory Lydia experienced, leaving the reader to feel less than adequate and confused. No, it was raw, honest, full of hardships and full of glory. This book is definitely a faith booster and a challenger. It shakes-up religious complacency and small-minded religious rules about the "right" way(s) to do missions.
My only wish, when I had finished the book, was that the story would go on and I could read more about Lydia's life and the lives of her children.
It was actually my second time to read it, but I was only 14 when I read it before, so it was a completely new experience for me this time around.
Lydia is not only spiritually insightful, she is also an excellent writer. This book didn't have the ear-marks of the usual Christian book (perhaps because it is so old!) of being clearly too-quickly slapped together, badly-edited, and extremely repetitive. Nor was it simply a tale of all the glory Lydia experienced, leaving the reader to feel less than adequate and confused. No, it was raw, honest, full of hardships and full of glory. This book is definitely a faith booster and a challenger. It shakes-up religious complacency and small-minded religious rules about the "right" way(s) to do missions.
My only wish, when I had finished the book, was that the story would go on and I could read more about Lydia's life and the lives of her children.
March 8, 2011
I love this book. It's one of if not the top of my favorites! I was given this book as a teenager for a birthday present, I have read it at least once, sometimes twice a year over the last 22 years. It's precious. The faith Lydia learned to lean upon is inspiring. God directed her to where He needed her to be for His purposes. To step out not really knowing what was going to happen - to read and walk along side of her as she learned to trust God totally and lean only upon Him has always inspired me to want a deeper walk with my Savior.
April 21, 2019
Wow...this is one of those books that STAYS with you. I've read it a couple of times and could read it again. It is WELL-WRITTEN, enjoyable, true, and a powerful story of God's intervention and faithfulness in a single woman's life. A single woman who dared to leave all the comforts of this world and follow her Lord. He led her to Jerusalem and her adventures are remarkable. She was the first wife of Derek Prince.
September 7, 2009
This was "change my life" good! A true story about a very well educated Danish woman leaving everything that she had and everyone she knew and going to Jerusalem in 1930's with about $100 in her pocket. She ended up raising over 70 jewish children and adopted 8 of them. She is a modern day saint, in the same category as Cory Ten Boom!
January 8, 2011
A truly inspiring account of the early life of Lydia Prince. Her faith and perseverance in the face of incredible obstacles is nothing short of miraculous. Her life story compelled me to examine my own faith and challenged me to aspire to more.
November 10, 2015
Lydia Prince is another in a long line of women who define true feminism in my heart and mind. Her journey is remarkable but grounded in simple faith and the leading of the Holy Spirit, an inspiration and encouragement to all who would pray "Thy will be done..."
March 13, 2008
My mom read this to me as a child and I have re-read it a few times. The miracles never cease to amaze me. - Great story to be told
December 17, 2008
This was a fabulous book demonstrating one person's enormous faith and to show what God can and will do through us.
January 26, 2009
This book was inspiring. It read like a fiction, but is motivating because it is true. It is amazing how one life can effect so many!
January 31, 2009
Very inspirational book. True story of a missionary called to service from Denmark in 1926 to Jerusalem.
January 5, 2011
Just amazing. I really enjoyed reading about Derek's first wife from his point of view. It was really inspiring.
March 7, 2013
This book is amazing!! It really built up my faith in the Lord's provision to do the impossible!
August 27, 2013
This book is a wonderful true story of how The Lord will provide when one is committed to hearing and doing the will of God. I've read this book twice and have loved it both times.
July 16, 2014
This book is a great proof that Jerusalem is God's city, and that whatever He says will happen, it will happen!
December 5, 2015
An easy read, challenging me in my relationship with Christ, encouraging me in my growing love for Israel. I would recommend to any one who is searching for God and also growing Christians.
September 21, 2016
I read this book Many years ago - it is Lydia's account of when she met her husband, Derek Prince. I found it interesting.
January 5, 2018
Inspirerande läsning om hur enkla böner och villiga människor kan förändra omständigheter
October 8, 2018
I have read this book many times - and as ever, it's wonderful and extremely encouraging.
October 12, 2018
Wonderful biography I was blessed with this book. It sheds some light into how God is so interested in being part of our entire life.
April 21, 2019
“Appointment in Jerusalem” by Lydia and Derek Prince
Lydia Christenson was appointed to Jerusalem by God and this is the fascinating story of her adventures from December 1926 until August 1929. The contrast of her luxurious life in Denmark with her poverty in Jerusalem and the historical details of the Pentecostal Church in Denmark are vividly described. Lydia’s story is one of total joy in her Bible studies and her love for Jerusalem as she learns to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit in every area of her life.
A dying baby girl is brought by struggling Jewish immigrant parents and as she nurses Tikva (meaning Hope) Lydia discovers her work in Jerusalem caring for abandoned children. In her efforts to improve her English and Arabic, Lydia studied the Bible every day in three different languages: Danish, English and Arabic. She no longer read the newspapers every day with her coffee or listened to the radio and so was quite unaware of the Arab–Jewish tensions culminating in the deadly riot and siege of August 1929. The Swedish missionary lady who met her at Tel Aviv when she arrived warned her of the riots and went home while her friends and family sent money for her fare home but Lydia was oblivious to the real danger until her home was under siege for three days without water with the toddler Tikvah. Her miraculous escape makes riveting reading and I would have been very interested to read more of her experiences up until her marriage to Derek Prince in 1945.
This book is dedicated “To Jerusalem, the city of the great King, with love”, and Lydia’s love for Jerusalem is evident throughout this book, but to me the most moving part is the letter she sent to her mother straight after the riots in 1929:
“You ask what you can do to help. I believe there are some things that you – and every Christian – can do. In the midst of all the fighting God showed me something which has changed my whole outlook. I suddenly came to see that we Christians have a debt that has gone unpaid for many centuries – to Israel and to Jerusalem. It is to them that we owe the Bible, the prophets, the apostles, the Saviour Himself. For far too long we have forgotten this debt, but now the time has come for us to begin repaying it – and there are two ways we can do this.
First, we need to repent of our sins against Israel: at best our lack of gratitude and concern; at worst, our open contempt and persecution.
Then, out of true love and concern, we must pray, as the psalmist tells us, ‘for the peace of Jerusalem,’ remembering that peace can only come to Jerusalem as Israel turns back to God. God has shown me that from now on to pray in this way for Jerusalem will be the highest form of service that I can render Him.”
Lydia concludes this section of the book with the following:
“On my way to the post office next morning with my letter to Mother, I paused to look at the now familiar outline of the Old City walls. What would it be like to stand up there as a watchman, enduring the burning heat of the sun and the silent cold of the night?
That would be a hard and lonely task, I thought. The walls are so big, the directions from which danger can come so many. But suppose there were many watchmen, a vast company standing shoulder to shoulder…. Lord, help me to take my place as a watchman on the walls!”
The epilogue which Lydia insisted that Derek write for this book is about the prophetic future of Jerusalem from the book of Zechariah, beginning with the violent Arab reaction (Zechariah 12:2) from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Arabia and Egypt which happened in 1948 and again in 1967. “Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah.”
Next was the Heavy Stone of verse 3, “And it will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples: all who lift it will be severely injured…” Derek Prince writes, “In a measure this, too, has already happened…Great Britain tried to lift the stone, but was ‘severely injured’... When Britain laid the stone down, Count Bernadotte of Sweden sought to intervene as a mediator – but was assassinated. The stone was then handed over to the United Nations (representing ‘all the peoples’) and has become the most intransigent issue in international politics. God has issued a warning to any nation, any government, any politician who would seek to impose a merely human solution on Jerusalem. All who attempt this will be ‘severely injured.’”
Later Derek Prince adds some interesting teaching from Matthew 25:31-33 about the sheep and goat nations: “There will be one clear principle of separation between the ‘sheep’ nations and the ‘goat’ nations – the way they have treated the Jews during their period of persecution…”
I highly recommend this book because it can be read as an interesting story about a Danish woman who chose the adventure of the mission field over the conventional luxury of her home life. It is also an inspirational testimony of faith and an historical documentary of the years from 1926-1929 but truly it was the captivating story of Lydia’s love for Jerusalem and the Israeli people which I enjoyed most.
Lydia Christenson was appointed to Jerusalem by God and this is the fascinating story of her adventures from December 1926 until August 1929. The contrast of her luxurious life in Denmark with her poverty in Jerusalem and the historical details of the Pentecostal Church in Denmark are vividly described. Lydia’s story is one of total joy in her Bible studies and her love for Jerusalem as she learns to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit in every area of her life.
A dying baby girl is brought by struggling Jewish immigrant parents and as she nurses Tikva (meaning Hope) Lydia discovers her work in Jerusalem caring for abandoned children. In her efforts to improve her English and Arabic, Lydia studied the Bible every day in three different languages: Danish, English and Arabic. She no longer read the newspapers every day with her coffee or listened to the radio and so was quite unaware of the Arab–Jewish tensions culminating in the deadly riot and siege of August 1929. The Swedish missionary lady who met her at Tel Aviv when she arrived warned her of the riots and went home while her friends and family sent money for her fare home but Lydia was oblivious to the real danger until her home was under siege for three days without water with the toddler Tikvah. Her miraculous escape makes riveting reading and I would have been very interested to read more of her experiences up until her marriage to Derek Prince in 1945.
This book is dedicated “To Jerusalem, the city of the great King, with love”, and Lydia’s love for Jerusalem is evident throughout this book, but to me the most moving part is the letter she sent to her mother straight after the riots in 1929:
“You ask what you can do to help. I believe there are some things that you – and every Christian – can do. In the midst of all the fighting God showed me something which has changed my whole outlook. I suddenly came to see that we Christians have a debt that has gone unpaid for many centuries – to Israel and to Jerusalem. It is to them that we owe the Bible, the prophets, the apostles, the Saviour Himself. For far too long we have forgotten this debt, but now the time has come for us to begin repaying it – and there are two ways we can do this.
First, we need to repent of our sins against Israel: at best our lack of gratitude and concern; at worst, our open contempt and persecution.
Then, out of true love and concern, we must pray, as the psalmist tells us, ‘for the peace of Jerusalem,’ remembering that peace can only come to Jerusalem as Israel turns back to God. God has shown me that from now on to pray in this way for Jerusalem will be the highest form of service that I can render Him.”
Lydia concludes this section of the book with the following:
“On my way to the post office next morning with my letter to Mother, I paused to look at the now familiar outline of the Old City walls. What would it be like to stand up there as a watchman, enduring the burning heat of the sun and the silent cold of the night?
That would be a hard and lonely task, I thought. The walls are so big, the directions from which danger can come so many. But suppose there were many watchmen, a vast company standing shoulder to shoulder…. Lord, help me to take my place as a watchman on the walls!”
The epilogue which Lydia insisted that Derek write for this book is about the prophetic future of Jerusalem from the book of Zechariah, beginning with the violent Arab reaction (Zechariah 12:2) from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Arabia and Egypt which happened in 1948 and again in 1967. “Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah.”
Next was the Heavy Stone of verse 3, “And it will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples: all who lift it will be severely injured…” Derek Prince writes, “In a measure this, too, has already happened…Great Britain tried to lift the stone, but was ‘severely injured’... When Britain laid the stone down, Count Bernadotte of Sweden sought to intervene as a mediator – but was assassinated. The stone was then handed over to the United Nations (representing ‘all the peoples’) and has become the most intransigent issue in international politics. God has issued a warning to any nation, any government, any politician who would seek to impose a merely human solution on Jerusalem. All who attempt this will be ‘severely injured.’”
Later Derek Prince adds some interesting teaching from Matthew 25:31-33 about the sheep and goat nations: “There will be one clear principle of separation between the ‘sheep’ nations and the ‘goat’ nations – the way they have treated the Jews during their period of persecution…”
I highly recommend this book because it can be read as an interesting story about a Danish woman who chose the adventure of the mission field over the conventional luxury of her home life. It is also an inspirational testimony of faith and an historical documentary of the years from 1926-1929 but truly it was the captivating story of Lydia’s love for Jerusalem and the Israeli people which I enjoyed most.
June 8, 2023
This is a thought-provoking and inspiring story of a woman following Jesus to hard places. Her journey of what it means to walk with the Holy Spirit takes the forefront of her story, including amazing healings that she prayed for. Very interesting!
December 13, 2014
Ich las die deutsche Ausgabe von Asaph-Verlag.
Lydia Christensen ist eine wohlhabende Lehrerin als sie 1928 zu Gott findet. Ihre Erwachsenen-Taufe bei der Pfingstgemeinde löst einen Medienskandal in Dänemark aus. Das Parlament berät, ob sie weiter als Lehrerin tätig sein darf. Ihr späterer Mann, Pastor Derek Prince, schildert in diesem Buch den Wandel seiner Frau von einer snobistischen Bildungsbürgerin zu einer ziemlich konsequenten Christin. Konsequent in dem Sinne, dass sie ihr gesamtes bisheriges Leben hinter sich lässt, um nach Jerusalem zu gehen und Waisenkinder zu versorgen. Das Buch schildert das Leben vor der Staatsgründung. Leider ist es viel zu kurz, Derek Prince hätte nicht einfach so mit dem ersten Pflegekind aufhören sollen. Lydia Prince war eine beeindruckende Frau und das Buch liest sich sehr spannend. Wirklich schade, dass Derek Prince nur so wenig über das Leben seiner Frau geschrieben hat, denn sie hat viel erlebt. Im Anhang eine Zusammenfassung aus der Bibel über Jerusalem. Ich hätte mir noch Erklärungen gewünscht zu Jerusalem vor der Staatsgründung und zu der Belagerung. Das Buch enthält einen Stadtplan mit den Schauplätzen.
Es handelt sich um ein religiöses Buch.
Lydia Christensen ist eine wohlhabende Lehrerin als sie 1928 zu Gott findet. Ihre Erwachsenen-Taufe bei der Pfingstgemeinde löst einen Medienskandal in Dänemark aus. Das Parlament berät, ob sie weiter als Lehrerin tätig sein darf. Ihr späterer Mann, Pastor Derek Prince, schildert in diesem Buch den Wandel seiner Frau von einer snobistischen Bildungsbürgerin zu einer ziemlich konsequenten Christin. Konsequent in dem Sinne, dass sie ihr gesamtes bisheriges Leben hinter sich lässt, um nach Jerusalem zu gehen und Waisenkinder zu versorgen. Das Buch schildert das Leben vor der Staatsgründung. Leider ist es viel zu kurz, Derek Prince hätte nicht einfach so mit dem ersten Pflegekind aufhören sollen. Lydia Prince war eine beeindruckende Frau und das Buch liest sich sehr spannend. Wirklich schade, dass Derek Prince nur so wenig über das Leben seiner Frau geschrieben hat, denn sie hat viel erlebt. Im Anhang eine Zusammenfassung aus der Bibel über Jerusalem. Ich hätte mir noch Erklärungen gewünscht zu Jerusalem vor der Staatsgründung und zu der Belagerung. Das Buch enthält einen Stadtplan mit den Schauplätzen.
Es handelt sich um ein religiöses Buch.
October 3, 2021
I love this gem of a true Christian story. For me, it is right up there with The Cross and the Switchblade and The Hiding Place, even though it is a short book (perhaps about 40-50 thousand words, not counting the epilogue). The epilogue by Derek Prince outlines very helpful information about Jerusalem.
Appointment in Jerusalem is written by DP's first wife, Lydia Prince. In the process of a spiritual search, Lydia encountered Jesus and followed his leading to give up her well-paid and well-esteemed job as a Domestic Science teacher in Denmark to go alone to Jerusalem, not knowing what God had in store for her. She went in simple obedience.
The story of her early time in Jerusalem is told in the first person by Lydia, all from her point of view. It is enlightening and at times gripping. With Derek writing it, it is not surprising that it is well-written.
This was written in about 1974 and published in 1975, which may be a deterrent to some readers.
I recommend anyone to read this little book and be inspired.
Appointment in Jerusalem is written by DP's first wife, Lydia Prince. In the process of a spiritual search, Lydia encountered Jesus and followed his leading to give up her well-paid and well-esteemed job as a Domestic Science teacher in Denmark to go alone to Jerusalem, not knowing what God had in store for her. She went in simple obedience.
The story of her early time in Jerusalem is told in the first person by Lydia, all from her point of view. It is enlightening and at times gripping. With Derek writing it, it is not surprising that it is well-written.
This was written in about 1974 and published in 1975, which may be a deterrent to some readers.
I recommend anyone to read this little book and be inspired.
January 16, 2021
Wow. What a book. The way it is written is in a way that keeps you gripped.
Her journey and trust for God is inspiring and has helped me trus more in God. I wish she had more books and stories as I would Definatley read them.
I will be sharing this book with my friends and encouraging them to read it.
Her journey and trust for God is inspiring and has helped me trus more in God. I wish she had more books and stories as I would Definatley read them.
I will be sharing this book with my friends and encouraging them to read it.
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