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Chester and mary travis were christian missionaries to french indochina and vietnam from 192575, where, according to trena chellino, they experienced an abundant measure of christs indwelling and overflowing life. Hollands opus, courage under fire, 84 charlie mopic, vietnam war stories, nick o read more. Vietnam novelsbooks vietnam lonely planet forum thorn tree. Unit 601, beautifull saigon building, 2 nguyen khac vien street, dist. The final sentence of this inspiring story is, of course, paraphrased from the bible, from john 15. A plane lands in hanoi and immediately, you know this place is unlike any youve seen before.
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