Streets Paved with Gold: The Story of London City Mission

This is the story of men and women walking the poorest streets of London, getting their hands dirty as they reached out with practical help to people in need, with the message of the Gospel. From the days in which cholera ravaged the city, through two World Wars, a depression and countless influxes of poor refugees and immigrants London City Mission has carried out a truly extraordinary ministry. This is not a dry history; the use of original sources does not allow for that. Since 1835 missionaries have kept daily journals, which provide countless vivid, street-level glimpses of the work. Presently, about 20% of those serving with the mission come from outside the United Kingdom. A huge range of nationalities and ethnic differences are represented in its ranks. Over 20 languages are spoken by missionaries, and several are converts from Islam and Hinduism, well-equipped to understand the mind-set of those they minister to. Book jacket.Howat, Irene is the author of 'Streets Paved with Gold: The Story of London City Mission' with ISBN 9781857927818 and ISBN 1857927818.