This book by Amy Carmichael was very interesting for me to read. I chose to read this book because I discovered some very intriguing information about Amy and what drove her to be the loving, kind-hearted woman that the Indian people saw her as. I was also curious to read one of Kathleen White's books because I had heard that her books were very detailed and fun to read. Amy was so selfless and like I said before about love, Amy was able to take care of her siblings without fighting. Amy also managed to get along with her parents quite well thanks to her quiet and easy-going personality. Who would have a life like the one I just described? The answer to this question is Amy Carmichael. Amy Wilson Carmichael was born on December 16, 1867, in Millisle, Ireland, to David and Catherine Carmichael. Amy was the eldest of her seven siblings in this devout Presbyterian family. Once, when Amy was little, she wished she had beautiful blue eyes instead of her brown eyes. His mother and father had always raised their children to ask God for the desires of their hearts. Amy often prayed for God to change her eye color, but it never happened. Shortly after her eighteenth birthday, Amy founded a new church called “Welcome Evangelical Church” in Belfast. Amy continued to minister at church until she received a business call. Following that call, Amy became a missionary. Amy was not someone who had a very healthy childhood and she carried that trait with her until her death. At a church convention in 1887, he heard Hudson Taylor speak about missionary life and, as a result, was one of the most influential and inspiring people in his life. Amy traveled to Japan, Sri Lanka, and China, but India was where... middle of paper... Elliot was captivated by Amy's zeal for God, and Elisabeth began to follow in Amy's footsteps. Amy Carmichael died on January 18, 1951, in India at the age of eighty-three, after working in the mission field for fifty-five years. Amy was seriously injured in a fall which left her bedridden for much of the time until her death. She asked that no stone be placed on her grave, but that the children she cared for place a birdbath on it with the single inscription “Amma,” meaning mother in India. Psalms 9:9 “The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.” I chose this verse because I think God sends people into the lives of others to help those in need. God used Amy Carmichael in the children's lives as a refuge from the evil around them. Amy Carmichael was the refuge for children, but God is all our refuges.