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Lottie's letters

In this section you will find letters written by Lottie Moon during 1873-1912 as she truly planted her life as a missionary in China. Included is her Sept. 15, 1887, "letter that started it all" credited with providing the impetus for the creation of a Southern Baptist offering to support international missions, which later became the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® for International Missions.

You'll find these letters and many more in Send the Light: Lottie Moon's Letters and Other Writings, edited by Keith Harper, edited by Mercer University Press.

The letter that started it all
I love the Chinese best
The good work continues
Presbyterians branching out
Who will teach the men?
Japanese bombings
Boxer murmurings
Lottie’s lazy dog
School work after the plague
An ‘unselfish’ saint
A trip to the country