Chasing the Dragon

A review of this book was compiled by:

Mark Manley

A summary of this book:

It's the story of a young woman who leaves the safety of England in the 1966, and travels by ship to Hong Kong, on the belief that God has called to the mission field. She left when she was 22 years old, and began to minister to heroin, & opium addicts, to prostitutes, to pimps, to triad members (violent gangsters). She unpacks in this book the stories & testimonies of a period from 1966 to 1978 of how God used her & still uses her to impact the most hopeless of society, the most lost, the most broken, some of the most hardened of people in Hong Kong. She shares how the Holy Spirit supernaturally led her and empowered her to establish a mission work that was so effective that it began to transform parts of society within Hong Kong. In the book she doesn't glamourize what she was faced with, but she describes very honestly and candidly of how Jesus moved in dramatic & miraculous ways enabling her to establish such an effective ministry.

What did you like about the book?

It's a book that encourages, that builds faith, that helps us remember that we serve a God of the miraculous, of the impossible, a faithful God, a prayer answering God. it's also a book that helps you get your perspective back, to keep the main thing the main thing. It's also a book that brings home the truth of the desperate need to walk as closely as possible to the Holy Spirit always in everything.

What did you not like about this book?

Nothing - I loved it all. I was sad when it was finished. She is still there today in Hong Kong, still a missionary, still getting people saved, healed, set free, made whole, returned to society - She is 78 going on 79.

Who would benefit most from reading this book?

Everyone

Do you recommend this book?

Yes, without reservation!

If someone reads this book, they should be aware of the following...

It could inspire them to such a degree, that they decide to live life on the edge for Jesus going forward

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About the book review author:

Mark and Vee Manley have been married since 1985 and have two kids, Joshua and Megan.

After a supernatural encounter with Jesus in 1983, Marks life has been devoted to building God's kingdom. He joined Oxygen Life in 2005 and came onto eldership in 2012, and now spends 50% of his time running his consultancy business, and 50% of his time serving in the Walmer Am Congregation as well as overseeing the prophetic team, and being a part of the Finance team in Oxygen Life Church.