She Is Mine

Stephanie Fast

Description

Her father was an American serviceman, her mother a young Korean woman confused by the ravages of war. Abandoned at age four, nameless, homeless, and utterly alone, this child roamed the bleak, war-ravaged countryside of South Korea for three years and was finally left for dead. But The Creator had other plans and revealed them through the words, "She Is Mine."

Sujets

• Histoire
• Korea
• History of Asia
• Corée

Informations

• Publié par: Destiny Ministries
• Date de parution: 07 mai 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780996293822
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

Extrait

A WaR ORpHaN ’ s IncRedibLe JoURney Of SURvivaL

STepHanie FasT STepH nie FasT

SHE IS Mine

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SHE IS Mine A WaR ORpHan s IncRedibLe JoURney of SURvivaL

STepHanie FasT

D & S PUBLISHING Aloha, Oregon

She Is Mine Coyrîg © 2014 by Séàîé Fàŝ

D & S Publîŝîg Déŝîy Mîîŝrîéŝ PO Box 6081 Aloà, Orégo 97007

ISBN 978-0-9962938-0-8 (àrdcovér)

Scrîuré quoàîoŝ màrkéd MSG àré àké fromThe Message. Coyrîg © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Uŝéd by érmîŝŝîo of NàvPréŝŝ Publîŝîg Grou.

All rîgŝ réŝérvéd. No àr of îŝ ublîcàîo mày bé réroducéd, ŝoréd î à rérîévàl ŝyŝém, or ràŝmîéd î ày form or by ày méàŝ — élécroîc, mécàîcàl, oocoy, récordîg, ŝcàîg, or ày oér — éxcé for brîéf quoàîoŝ î crîîcàl révîéwŝ or àrîcléŝ, wîou é rîor érmîŝŝîo of é àuor.

Eitôr: Davi Lambert Côntributing writers: Catherine Jôhnsôn, Kristie DeHaven an E Schwartz Côver esign: Dan DeHaven Interiôr esign: Beth Shagene

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www.stephaniefast.org

When I walk intô the thick ôf trôuble,  keep me alive in the angry turmôil . . . Save me. Finish what yôu starte in me, God. Yôur lôve is eternal—ôn’t quit ôn me nôw. —é Pŝàlmîŝ (MSG)

Acknowledgments | 9

Preface | 13

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Contents

C H a p T e R 1 17 The American Soldier | C H a p T e R 2 22 Sook Hee | A Bit of Warmth | 28 C H a p T e R 3 Alone | C H a p T e R 4 30 Destiny’s Child | 35 C H a p T e R 5 “Are You Ever Afraid?” | 40 C H a p T e R 6 The Long Walk | 43 C H a p T e R 7

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C H a p T e R 8 55 The Train Station | Tougee | 62 C H a p T e R 9 Play Day | C H a p T e R 1 0 70 The Foxhole | 74 C H a p T e R 1 1 The Kitchen Miracle | 82 C H a p T e R 1 2 Survival | 85 C H a p T e R 1 3 C H a p T e R 1 4 90 Mudang |

C H a p T e R 1 5 94 Field Work | The Waterwheel | 99 C H a p T e R 1 6 Fireflies | C H a p T e R 1 7 107 Marketplace | 112 C H a p T e R 1 8 C H a p T e R 1 9 115 Manure Pit | “Ah beo ji?” | 120 C H a p T e R 2 0 The Well | C H a p T e R 2 1 125

Taejon | 133 C H a p T e R 2 2 Summer Fever | 143 C H a p T e R 2 3

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She Is Mine! | C H a p T e R 2 4 151 Mi Yun | 157 C H a p T e R 2 5 C H a p T e R 2 6 166 Diaper Duty | C H a p T e R 2 7 72 What a Friend | 1 C H a p T e R 2 8 180 Starting School | Mr. and Mrs. Goliath | C H a p T e R 2 9 184 C H a p T e R 3 0 190 The New Dress |

All Things New | 196 C H a p T e R 3 1 Stephanie | C H a p T e R 3 2 206

Citizenship | E p i L o G U e 213 An Open Letter from the Author | 19 2

Acknowledgments

A oŝ of éolé àvé fîlléd mé o ovérflowîg wî àk- fuléŝŝ. I wà éàc of you o kow ow gràéful I àm. My bléŝŝîg owàrd you îŝ à you would éxérîécé é rîc lové of your Fàér, à you would éàr îŝ àlàuŝé àd îŝ ŝou of “Gréà job!” To my mom àd dàd, Dàvîd àd Judy Mérwî: Tàk you for your àbîlîy o look béyod é lîmîàîoŝ of umà ŝîg àd o bélîévé à é Sîrî of God wàŝ éll- îg you o àké mé omé àd ràîŝé mé àŝ your dàugér. Your bélîéf î mé àd your coîuàl lové àvé groudéd mé. Tàk you for îŝîllîg î mé é oé à éré wàŝ à fuuré àd déŝîy àéàd. Dàrryl, you’vé lovéd mé forévér. You’vé évér wàvéréd. You àvé béé coŝà, covérîg mé wî your àîé léàdîg. Troug îmoŝŝîbîlîîéŝ, you éld my àd àd ké my éàr ŝàfé àŝ wé buîl our ow fàmîly. Tàk you for wàlkîg î our déŝîy. Séé àd Dàvî, you old my éàr! Eàc îmé I look à you, I kow à wà mà ŝàyŝ îŝ îmoŝŝîblé,

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