By Searching: My Journey Through Doubt Into Faith [Paperback]

Isobel Kuhn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 1959

Isobel Miller gave up God for worldly pursuits. But as graduation approached and her engagement was broken, she questioned that decision. "If You will prove to me that You are, and if You will give me peace, I will give You my whole life." God heard Isobel's prayers and responded. He reached out to her, ending years of searching, and building her up for decades of fruitful missionary service with her husband, John Kuhn, in China.

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About the Author

ISOBEL KUHN (1901-1957) (Moody Bible Institute) was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She and her husband, John, served with the China Inland Mission (now Overseas Missionary Fellowship) from 1928 to 1954. She is author of numerous books including Second Mile People, In the Arena, Green Leaf in Drought, and By Searching: My Journey through Doubt into Faith.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Moody Publishers; New edition (October 20, 1959)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802400531
• ISBN-13: 978-0802400536
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #69 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Religious

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful, inspirational story., June 23, 2001

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David Marshall - See all my reviews

This review is from: By Searching: My Journey Through Doubt Into Faith (Paperback)

Isobel Kuhn was a Canadian missionary who worked in southern Yunnan province among the Lisu people before and during the second world war. This is the story of her conversion to Christ as a young woman, and the trials and tests through which she learned to trust in God. It ends as she heads out to China.

I've read the book several times over the years, and enjoyed it each time. The book seems to carry a quality of purity and a love for what is good. Her stories also interest me, I admit, because it parallels my own, geographically. I'm also from the Northwest, and I have also spent some time in Yunnan Province; two of the most beautiful parts of the world. The Lisu Christians, who were tested harshly by the Maoist regime, are known to this day for their faith and love, not to mention beautiful singing. I have had the privilege of meeting some of the people who were influenced by the CIM ministry in that area, including one good friend of Isobel's. It seems odd to read this book and see how Kuhn's own walk with God once seemed, from a natural perspective, so iffy. Because of her honesty and willingness to reveal her weaknesses, Kuhn's book is a wonderful testimony to the truth that God has chosen the weak, and the things that are not, to overcome the things that are strong. The Church in China, including the Lisu church Kuhn worked with, would live by this truth, and prove it true, in an amazing way. For that story, I recommend Tony Lambert's China's Christian Millions.

author, Jesus and the Religions of Man

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Frank and honest style. For those searching for the truth., January 25, 1999

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This review is from: By Searching: My Journey Through Doubt Into Faith (Paperback)

Must read, especially for 2nd generation Christians, or youngsters searching for God for themselves. The style is frank and easy. You'll come away knowing God better. I happen to come across this book "by chance". Now I am reading all other books by Isobel KUHN.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Search God~~, September 20, 2003

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Joy (Sichuan,China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: By Searching: My Journey Through Doubt Into Faith (Paperback)

I'm really busy with my studies these days but when I got this book and started to read,I just couldn't drop it!I was extremely encouraged by Isobel's struggle and search for God,I realized a truth, that is whether you have or not believed in God already,as long as you want to know Him and search Him with your spirit and truth,He will prove Himself to you,just like the testimony which happened to Isobel.And for Christians,we should search God first in our daily lives,put Him in the first place,and get a deeper relationship with Him,be purer and holier,be more like Jesus our Savior.And I believe GOd has His own beautiful plans for us,only you can find it out with your sincerity and faith.
I'm also thankful for God,because I'm a Chinese,even nowadays,the place where Isobel went to is still very poor and remote,and even few people know that place and Lisu people(it's a minority of China).I really admire Isobel's sacrifice,if there is no God,how one is able to forsake his own and go to such a terrible place?!But God loves them although men even don't know them.
It's a must-read book,may it encourages each of you, me included,to find God,and as well as a lifestyle that leads us into the inner of truth of Christ.
God bless!