Wayfarer in the Land

by Hannah Hurnard

The Lord's care and guidance are vividly demonstrated in the account of the author's evangelical team that carried the gospel message to remote settlements in Israel during the 1930s.

Genres: Christian, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Biography, Christianity

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Hanna Hurnard was a twentieth century Christian author, best known for her allegory Hinds' Feet on High Places.
Hurnard was born in 1905 in Colchester, England to Quaker parents. She graduated from Ridgelands Bible College of Great Britain in 1926. In 1932 she became an independent missionary, moving to Haifa, Israel. Her work in Israel lasted 50 years, although she would later maintain a home in England as well.
Hurnard's early writings (especially Hinds' Feet on High Places and the sequel Mountain of Spices) were embraced by the mainstream Christian community, but later on in her life she seems to have departed from orthodoxy.

Reviews

[Jeremy Rios · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story itself is fine, but I did a little research and found out, early on, that Hurnard may have fabricated a little. At the very least, the end of her life casts a measure of suspicion on her earlier work, which is really unfortunate. I wish I could say I liked it more, but there's a check in my heart that holds me back.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since I enjoyed Hinds Feet in High Places I thought I'd enjoy reading about the author being a missionary in Israel back before WWII. It was good and nice to read about the Jews and Arabs of that region and how the responded to the gospel.

[Hannah Mann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is one of the best missionary books I’ve ever read and here’s why: it was so honest. She explained that she wanted to show their shortcomings so people could know anyone could answer the call. Missions and evangelism are hard work. And we are sinful and selfish humans. She showed how many times they blundered but also how many times God met them in it and still used them anyway, despite them. It was a sweet and encouraging and challenging read.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Palestine in the 1930's is not where I'd have thought Christian missionaries were, let alone women travelling alone. You can feel the passion and also the goal focus in this God given quest to visit every single town and small community.

Fast read! I could have used more colorful descriptions and less condescension but all books are of their time.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading about Hannah's missionary stories/journey through the pages of this book. It was amazing to hear of all the difficulties they had, but then how God sustained them and provided. It was an encouragement to me!

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This author, Hannah Hurnard died in 1990; some of her books are out of print; I have tried to get every book written by her as she writes in such a Very interesting way about a missionary's mission travels in the 1930's and 1940's in Palestine

[Saphraneet · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author shares her personal experiences as a missionary in Israel and the many lessons the Lord taught her.

[Camiwar · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an auto-biographical account of five years spent going from settlement to settlement sharing the Gospel with people in the land of Israel during the 1930's. At first, Hannah believed God had called her to share the Gospel with the Jewish people, but as she pursued this, she was led of God to also go to the Muslim communities. Amazingly, she and her colleagues never were persecuted and were just about finished when the political door closed and they were forced to leave. It is an inspiration and reminder that as Christians, wherever we are, we are called to speak the Gospel, not just live it in the abstract.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wayfarer in the Land by Hannah Hurnard (1988)

[Cheryl · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well, I decided to to give allegories one more chance, but I shouldn't have. It wasn't as good as the first one, and the first one was just ok.

[Hope · Rating 5 out of 5]

She was a talented author. I would love to have a boxed set of her works...

[Sharon Zink · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent account of a missionary's account of her activities in Palestine during the 1930's and World War II.

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hard to get into compared to her other books, but this one is more autobiographical.