**Sophia has her life all planned out?but her plan didn?t include being jilted or ending up in Dakota Territory.** Sophia Makinoff is certain 1876 is the year that she'll become the wife of a certain US Congressman, and happily plans her debut into the Capitol city. But when he proposes...
**Sophia has her life all planned out?but her plan didn?t include being jilted or ending up in Dakota Territory.**
Sophia Makinoff is certain 1876 is the year that she'll become the wife of a certain US Congressman, and happily plans her debut into the Capitol city. But when he proposes to her roommate instead, Sophia is stunned. Hoping to flee her heartache and humiliation, she signs up with the Board of Foreign Missions on a whim.
With dreams of a romantic posting to the Far East, Sophia is dismayed to find she's being sent to the Ponca Indian Agency in the bleak Dakota Territory. She can?t even run away effectively and begins to wonder how on earth she'll be able to guide others as a missionary. But teaching the Ponca children provides her with a joy she has never known?and never expected?and ignites in her a passion for the people she's sent to serve.
It's a passion shared by the Agency carpenter, Willoughby Dunn, a man whose integrity and selflessness are unmatched. The Poncas are barely surviving. When US policy decrees that they be uprooted from their land and marched hundreds of miles away in the middle of winter, Sophia and Will wade into rushing waters to fight for their friends, their love, and their destiny.
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**Sophia has her life all planned out?but her plan didn?t include being jilted or ending up in Dakota Territory.** Sophia Makinoff is certain 1876 is the year that she'll become the wife of a certain US Congressman, and happily plans her debut into the Capitol city. But when he proposes...
**Sophia has her life all planned out?but her plan didn?t include being jilted or ending up in Dakota Territory.**
Sophia Makinoff is certain 1876 is the year that she'll become the wife of a certain US Congressman, and happily plans her debut into the Capitol city. But when he proposes to her roommate instead, Sophia is stunned. Hoping to flee her heartache and humiliation, she signs up with the Board of Foreign Missions on a whim.
With dreams of a romantic posting to the Far East, Sophia is dismayed to find she's being sent to the Ponca Indian Agency in the bleak Dakota Territory. She can?t even run away effectively and begins to wonder how on earth she'll be able to guide others as a missionary. But teaching the Ponca children provides her with a joy she has never known?and never expected?and ignites in her a passion for the people she's sent to serve.
It's a passion shared by the Agency carpenter, Willoughby Dunn, a man whose integrity and selflessness are unmatched. The Poncas are barely surviving. When US policy decrees that they be uprooted from their land and marched hundreds of miles away in the middle of winter, Sophia and Will wade into rushing waters to fight for their friends, their love, and their destiny.
Through Rushing Water$25.99
Koorong code347324
ISBN9781595549259
Pages368
PublisherThomas Nelson Publishers
Publication date02 July 2012
Dimensions24 x 139 x 212mm
Weight0.366kg
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The take-home message for me from this book was """"Ignore the rushing water"""" which was Will's way of saying 'take a moment to smell the roses' or 'don't lose sight of the forest when you're surrounded by trees. ' I think! For Sophia Mackinoff, missionary school teacher to a poverty-stricken Indian tribe facing eradication, this means caring for the children in front of her, and their families, rather than trying to tackle the broader problem facing America's native peoples in 1876. Or putting one foot in front of the other when climbing a waterfall, making sure of the next solid rock footing rather then being distracted by the roar and splash of falling water around her. I enjoyed reading about Sophia's adaptation to frontier life, and the special way God used her background in Russia to her advantage. The historical facts at the end made it all the more poignant. Worth reading.
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Historical Fiction at its Best
When twenty-eight year old Sophia Makinoff doesn't receive the marriage proposal she expected, she volunteers as a teacher for the Board of Foreign Missions, expecting to be sent to China. Instead, she is assigned to the Ponca Agency in the Dakota Territory, where she finds extremely primitive conditions and her fellow workers: James Lawrence, the agent, Henry Granville, the minister, Nettie, Henry's mother, and Willoughby Dunn, the Agency carpenter. Neither James nor Henry have positive feelings towards the local people. Will, a strong Christian even though not serving specifically as a missionary, has befriended the local people and teaches Sophia a lot about their culture. Overall, this is an excellent novel. The characters are real, with real hopes, fears and dreams. They are placed in difficult circumstances, and lean on their Christian faith to get through. They make mistakes as they learn and change. And there is a lovely romance element. Through Rushing Waters is broadly based on true events, and has been meticulously researched. There is a note at the end of the book in which the author explains which characters what aspects of the plot are based on fact, and this is enlightening. Thanks to Thomas Nelson and BookSneeze for providing a free ebook for review.
