{"title":"Donald R. Fletcher","description":"Donald R. Fletcher continues to write, having published nine books since 2003. Born in 1919, he grew up in Korea, son of Presbyterian medical missionaries; earned degrees at Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary; and served the Presbyterian Church in Chile, the Caribbean, and at headquarters. He also taught at high school, college, and university levels in New Jersey, Alabama, and Texas. In 2007 he moved to Lions Gate, a continuing care retirement community, with his wife, Martha, caring for her until her death from Alzheimer's disease in 2014.","products":[{"product_id":"my-first-hundred-years-a-life-on-three-continents-hardcover","title":"My First Hundred Years: A Life on Three Continents - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the self-portrait of a missionary, minister, and teacher, at age 100, sharing the adventures of his childhood in Korea, exhilarating academic career at Princeton University, and then a lifetime of purposeful dedication to the ministry and to teaching. The author, a poet and gifted prose writer, engages the reader in beautiful landscapes of rural Korea, a trans-Siberian journey in the 1930s, his pioneering ministry in the desert of northern Chile, and the throes and conscientious commitment to civil rights in the 1960s. His life partnership with Martha, a church musician, features prominently in the book, as does their experience with her Alzheimer's disease. The writer shares moments of epiphany, and the discovery of God's will, represented by turning points in a life lived on three continents. More than just a memoir, this is a book full of devotional meaning and spiritual inspiration, for readers who enjoy a good story and excellent prose.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67973985796319,"sku":"9781532696466","price":39.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/FLTSHxVrhi9781532696466.webp?v=1791834777"},{"product_id":"my-first-hundred-years-a-life-on-three-continents-paperback","title":"My First Hundred Years: A Life on Three Continents - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the self-portrait of a missionary, minister, and teacher, at age 100, sharing the adventures of his childhood in Korea, exhilarating academic career at Princeton University, and then a lifetime of purposeful dedication to the ministry and to teaching. The author, a poet and gifted prose writer, engages the reader in beautiful landscapes of rural Korea, a trans-Siberian journey in the 1930s, his pioneering ministry in the desert of northern Chile, and the throes and conscientious commitment to civil rights in the 1960s. His life partnership with Martha, a church musician, features prominently in the book, as does their experience with her Alzheimer's disease. The writer shares moments of epiphany, and the discovery of God's will, represented by turning points in a life lived on three continents. More than just a memoir, this is a book full of devotional meaning and spiritual inspiration, for readers who enjoy a good story and excellent prose.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67991209509087,"sku":"9781532696459","price":22.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/hTrAy71wq49781532696459.webp?v=1791964275"},{"product_id":"martha-and-i-paperback","title":"Martha and I - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou are drawn into the struggle from author Don Fletcher's side, as he tries to understand and cope with what is happening to Martha. At the same time, in alternate chapters before the onset of the disease, you live with Martha an Don through adventures and challenges in the North Chilean desert while they start their family of six children; and with Martha's remarkable career as a church musician, teacher, and choral director in Mexico, Texas, Alabama, and finally back home in New Jersey. The effect of the parallel stories, \"before and after,\" is powerful and the ending poignantly serene.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68012835143903,"sku":"9781532632990","price":33.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/eZUpIJ56jb9781532632990.webp?v=1791996676"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/donald-r-fletcher.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}