From Christmas to Christmas : Stories from Joulusta Jouluun by Vaino Havas

LIFE IN FINLAND. LESSONS IN FAITH. Vivid descriptions of rural Finnish life & land are woven into illustrations of challenges to Christian faith. The 68 short stories are translated from JOULUSTA JOULUUN which Vaino Havas wrote with thoughts especially of the youth of the families among whom he ministered. With love & sensitive insight he pictures the beauty, bounty & harshness of the land & sea; love of family & country; loneliness & trials during separations endured in the 1939-44 conflicts with the Soviet Union. He reflects parents' concern that what they nurtured in young children continues to comfort & guide as they go beyond the family circle. Christian teaching is blended with compassion & imaginative writing to show how a simple belief is understood & tested in daily life. Many adult readers will want to share this book with children.Kiefer, Tyynie S. is the author of 'From Christmas to Christmas : Stories from Joulusta Jouluun by Vaino Havas', published 1994 under ISBN 9780964006928 and ISBN 0964006928.