Chasing the Dragon
Published on 16. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-340-90880-8 (ISBN)
Description
Until it was pulled down, the Walled City was Hong Kong's most foreboding territory. It was a lawless place, dominated by the Triads, and which the police hesitated to enter. Strangers were unwelcome. Drug smuggling and heroin addiction flourished, as did prostitution and pornography, extortion and fear.
When Jackie Pullinger set sail from England in 1966 she had no idea that God was calling her to the Walled City. Yet, as she spoke of Jesus Christ, brutal Triad gangsters were converted, prostitutes quit, and Jackie discovered a new treatment for drug addiction: baptism in the Holy Spirit.
When Jackie Pullinger set sail from England in 1966 she had no idea that God was calling her to the Walled City. Yet, as she spoke of Jesus Christ, brutal Triad gangsters were converted, prostitutes quit, and Jackie discovered a new treatment for drug addiction: baptism in the Holy Spirit.
Reviews / Votes
Truly inspiring ... a wonderful book. * Nicky Gumbel, Holy Trinity Brompton * Jackie Pullinger has helped to turn a city around and has saved lives, all because of the compassion that she's received from Jesus. She is clear and straight up in the way that only someone who is actually doing what she says can be. * Mike Pilavachi, Soul Survivor * 'One of the most dramatic Christian autobiographies ever published' * Church of England Newspaper * 'Anyone less likely to go tripping into the vice dens of the notorious Walled City could not be found. Maybe her ignorance saved her ... or her courage.' * Daily Mail * 'A book to stop you in your tracks.' * Liverpool Daily Post *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
n/a
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
184 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-90880-8 (9780340908808)
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Jackie Pullinger | Andrew Quicke
Chasing the Dragon
E-Book
01/2012
Hodder Faith
€2.99
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Persons
Jackie Pullinger-To is a British woman who still lives and works among the poor, homeless and drug addicts of Hong Kong, in the ministry she began over thirty years ago.