I recently was given the opportunity to read the book: The Son in My Eyes
This book is the life of Mai Spencer, who started her life as a Buddhist girl in Vietnam, during the war. You follow her life from the humble beginnings to growing up, meeting her husband, moving to the US, having children, and eventually her ministry as a missionary back in her home country of Vietnam.
Mai has had some serious tragedies in her life, and one such incident was when she lost a child. She wrote how she believes that God could work this loss for good, and if you have never lost a child you can never fully understand how someone else feels when they lose a child. How can you comfort them, or minister to their broken heart if you haven't been there. This really touched my heart, as I feel the same way. I had a miscarriage in 2005 and I remember thinking that while I didn't know why this happened, I knew God had a reason. I just had to be open to whatever good he was going to bring out of it. Well, since that time, there has been many times when miscarriages have come up in conversation, and when I mention that I had one, someone tells me they are either experiencing one, or recently did. Sometimes someone remembers that I went through one, and will contact me about it. I have been able to talk to so many hurting hearts because of what I went through. It was a hard and heart-breaking experience, and one I still think about, but God truly works things for good. If you are hurting you should read this book, she has a real heart for the heart-broken.
I did find that sometimes she was a little hard to follow as her time line jumped around a little with her train of thought. Or when she added in the scripture that went with her story she was telling, she would explain what is happening in the scripture, then add the scripture in and then go back to her story. I would get lost and have to go back to see where we were. Now part of that is because with 3 boys running around my life is a little crazy and I can get distracted easily. It wasn't a big problem, just sometimes I would get lost. Sometimes I see in a book they will do a scripture at the beginning of a chapter, and then during the chapter the story will tie in, that might have helped eliminate the confusion.I have seen alot of American versions of what happened in Vietnam during the war, but to hear it from someone who lived it, and lived through some harsh life experiences, I really was opened to what life was really like for the Vietnamese. It also really made me think about how no matter what life throws at us, we need to really thank God for his provisions and know that he is in control, and will work it for good if we give him a chance.The cover really does draw you into the book, and the back cover really tells you a good summary of what the book is about.
Raised a poor, young, Buddhist girl during the time of the Vietnam War, Mai Spencer nearly lost her life after being exposed to Agent Orange. Overcoming tremendous obstacles, and surviving the effects of the war, she found a sense of security in her new husband and life in America. It wasn't until after three of her four children died prematurely, Mai turned from the false god of her childhood and cried out to Jesus, the Son of the Living God.
The Son In My Eyes - Seeing the Light Of Jesus In Vietnam, is a dramatic testimony of forgiveness and hope, and tells how God made Mai into a woman of destiny when He called her to return to Vietnam and build a church there.
If you are a Christian, you will rejoice in how God works in the life of a buddhist girl, and see how he is drawing her to himself. If you are not a Christian, you will still learn how to handle tragedies in your life, and learn what the life of the Vietnamese citizens were like during the war.
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Disclosure: I was given a copy of this book for my honest review. No compensation was given, and all opinions are my own.
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