Patricia St. John
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Patricia Mary St. John (1919–1993) was an English
writer. She worked most of her life as a missionary nurse in Morocco
. Although at first she worked with her brother in the main foreign hospital, she later spent four years manning a village clinic in a more remote area.
From her memories of a year lived in alpine Switzerland she wrote her second book, Treasures of the Snow.
for a couple of years before she joined her brother, Farnham, in Tangiers, Morocco
, where he was medical director of a Missions hospital.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
writer. She worked most of her life as a missionary nurse in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. Although at first she worked with her brother in the main foreign hospital, she later spent four years manning a village clinic in a more remote area.
Early years
Her parents, Harry and Ella St. John, had been missionaries to South America for two years. Patricia was born, the third of five children, just after they arrived back in England.From her memories of a year lived in alpine Switzerland she wrote her second book, Treasures of the Snow.
Mission work
After finishing high school she became a nurse during World War II, and after the War ended was a house mother at her aunt's boarding schoolBoarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
for a couple of years before she joined her brother, Farnham, in Tangiers, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, where he was medical director of a Missions hospital.
Biographical
- Man of Two Worlds: The Life of Ken Moynagh, Henry E Walter Ltd (1976) (bio of Ken MoynaghKen MoynaghKen Moynagh a British medical missionary to Rwanda.-Bibliography:*Patricia St. John, Man of Two Worlds: The Life of Ken Moynagh, Worthing, Sussex: Henry E Walter Ltd...
) - R Hudson Pope: A Biography, Patricia M St John, Scripture Union, 1967 (bio of R. Hudson PopeR. Hudson PopeRichard Hudson Pope was a children's evangelist with Children's Special Service Mission -Bibliography:*R. Hudson Pope: A Biography, Patricia St. John, Scripture Union, 1967...
) - Until the Day Breaks: The Life and Work of Lilias Trotter, Pioneer Missionary to Muslim North Africa, OM Publishing, (1990) (bio of Lilias TrotterLilias TrotterIsabella Lilias Trotter was an artist and a Christian missionary for over 38 years to the Muslims of Algeria.-Early life:...
) - Harold St. John, Loizeaux Brothers; 2d ed edition (1962) (bio of her father, Harold "Harry" St. John)
- Patricia St. John Tells Her Own Story, OM Publishing (1995) (Also published as "An Ordinary Woman's Extraordinary Faith") (autobiography)
Fictional
- Treasures of the SnowTreasures of the SnowTreasures of the Snow is a children’s story book by Patricia St. John. Originally published by CSSM in 1950, it has been reprinted over a dozen times by various publishers, including braille versions published by the Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1959 and by the Queensland Braille...
, Scripture Union Publishing (Sep 1980) - The Tanglewood’s Secret, Scripture Union (1967)
- Rainbow Garden, Moody Press (Jul 1995)
- The Secret at Pheasant Cottage, Moody Press (Jul 1995)
- Star Of Light, Moody Press (Jul 1995)
- Where The River Begins, Victor Books (Mar 1987)
- Three Go Searching, Moody Press, (Jul 1995)
- The Secret Of The Fourth Candle, Moody Press (June 1981)
- Stories to Share, Shaw (March 7, 2000)
- Nothing Else Matters, Scripture Union (May 2007) (also published as: If You Love Me: A Story of Forgiveness)
- The Runaway, Moody Publishers (February 8, 1985) (Also published as: The Victor)
- I Needed A Neighbor, Scripture Union Publishing (Sep 1987) (Also published as: A Courageous Journey)
- Twice Freed, Moody Publishers (1 Jan 1987)
- The Secret Boat, Marshall Pickering (Nov 1982)
Misc
- Verses' London, CSSMChildren's Special Service MissionChildren's Special Service Mission was the original name, from 1867, of the organisation now called Scripture Union. Begun by Thomas 'Pious' Hughes and Josiah Spiers in Islington, London, this evangelical Christian movement was less formal than the Sunday Schools of the day and attracted children...
, 1953 - Breath of Life: The Story of the Ruanda Mission, London: Norfolk Press, 1971
- Would You Believe It? - You Can Grow to Know God, Marshall Pickering (Aug 1983)
- Prayer Is An Adventure, Christian Focus Publications (March 2004)
- Missing the Way: They Could Not Enter In (How Israel Missed God's Rest), Harvey Christian Publishers (1999)
- A Missionary Muses On The Creed, Pickering And Inglis (1966) (recently published as:Life Everlasting)
- Young Person's Guide To Knowing God, Christian Focus (2000), Originally published in 1983 by Pickering and Ingals.