Itoko Maeda's grandfather, a samurai scribe turned Shinto priest, warned her not to get Christianity at the mission school she attended as a young girl in Tokyo. Not only did Itoko fail to heed his advice, she became a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and went on to a long and distinguished career as a Christian missionary. This book covers three continents and seven decades as it recounts the travels, travails, and triumphs of a fascinating woman of faith.

CONTENTS

Foreword by Robert A. Thomas (President of DOM, 1969-82)
1. A Rich Heritage
2. Growing Up and Facing Crisis
3. Reluctant Recruit
4. Identity Crisis
5. Itoko in the Americas
6. Itoko, Ahn-pahn

CHALICE PRESS
Includes 32 black & white photographs
8.5 x 5.5 inches, 84 pages

MARILYNNE HILL served the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) as administrative director of Week of Compassion before her retirement.