China Bound Author:Thelma Notley "Come back," they pleaded. "We have never had anyone love our young people the way you do." — No greater tribute could anyone have paid to two retired Christian educators who left family and home in Oklahoma and moved to China to teach English to university students. — Complications and frustrations threatened their efforts from the beginning: ser... more »ious illness; missed connections with the Foreign Affairs representatives upon arrival; unfamiliar food, language, and customs resulting in confusion and misunderstanding. But at every turn, God's hand was evident. Loren and Thelma Notley feel in love with China, and they would never be the same.
When the Tiananmen Square uprising forced them to leave, university officials begged them to return as soon as they could. And they did, just long enough to finish the task God called them to complete. When they left China for the final time, university officials begged them to "send someone just like yourselves."
Their story--actually, their collection of stories--will inspire and challenge countless others to fall in love with the people of China. Perhaps some may even find themselves, like the Notleys, China bound!« less