Part One Personal Background 1903-1929 1 Hazy Memories Poem: Grandfather Reminisces Poem: Winter Near Laredo, 1909 Poem: My Father Died Too Soon 2 Traveling North 3 My Aunt end Her Husband 4 Early Religious Influences 5 Decision to Go to China Part Two Getting to China 1930-1936 6 China Before 1949 7 Early Days in China 8 A Medley of incidents Abroad Crazy Foreigners Near Escape How Rich Is the English Language Wanted Language of Love Awkward Situation Part Three Northwest Diary: Journey from Chengtu to Yenan 1939 9 Northwest Diary Introduction A Long End-Run Around the Japanese Stopover in Sian Marshall Yen Hsi-shan's Headquarters The Shansi War Front Yenan at Last Afterword Part Four Szechuan Years 1938-1945 10 Chengtu Days 11 The Puzzled Householder Poem: In Early Spring the Earth Awakes 12 Bombs and Other Hazards Poem:Suddenly on Mr, Omei 13 Tea, Snakes, Toboggans, and Salt Poem: Climbing Hua-shan 14 Summer Projects and a Mystery Poem: West from Chengtu Poem: Tibetan Border 15 Christmas: Chengtu 1944 16 India, and End of War Part Five Nanking and Tribulations 1948-1951 17 China, 1948-1950: The Atmosphere Changes 18 Korean War Affects China 19 Anti-American Sentiment Increases 20 Public Accusations Interlude: Christmas 1950 21 Writing Confessions Poem: Later Return to Nanking 1980 22 Christian Universities Part Six Hong Kong Years 1954-1972 23 Chain Reaction 24 Hang Kong Vignettes Freedom The Loan Cure in Canton Joy, Poverty, and Generosity Epilogue Appendix Religion in China The Religions of China: A Brief Look Christians in China Post-1949 Chinese Policy Toward Religion