Lives from a Black Tin Box : Martyrs of the Boxer Rebellion, Their Chinese Church Today, and the Power of Prayer

This is the history of Prudence Bell's family going back several generations to set the scene for the missionary coupleHerbert and Elizabeth who went out to Xinzhou Shanxi Province China and were brutally killed in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. It is a thoroughly written historical accountwhich ends on a high note when Prudence visits the church of the martyrs in 2006 to receive an astonishing welcome discovering she is the answer to their prayers and that the church of her great-grandparents has a congregation of over three thousand. Quite harrowing in places but with an ultimately happy ending this is an inspiring read for anyone facing the challenges of truly living all-out for Christ in a hostile world.