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Joseph Knotts went to Peru 1901-1906 with the Student Volunteer Movement. His letters describe daily life, work and hardships in Perú. Under clouds of revolution and plague, he taught and formed Epworth Leagues, Bible studies, and a church. Knotts founded Tarma English Academy that became Colégio Andino and educated civic and church leaders. Knotts was ordained Methodist and worked as a minister in Oregon for 42 years with young people and Epworth Leagues. This book includes biography, letters, sermon notes and over 100 photos.

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Members of United Methodist Women and others who love mission will be fascinated by the quotidian nature of mission service revealed in this collection of letters, as well as its challenges in the field and the complexity of its denominational administration. We meet a persistent, energetic and faithful young man coming into his own and then redirecting his life to the health of the church in the United States. There is much we could learn from Joe Knotts about grappling with the challenges we face in our own time. Harriett Olson Chief Executive Officer United Methodist Women - - Joseph Knotts was a missionary, educator and evangelist with vision. His stay in Per helped many to change their lives through Jesus Christ. Bishop Jorge Bravo Caballero Methodist Church of Peru, retired - - Give Me Your Heart is a love story. From Iowa to New York, Peru to Oregon and through many challenges the story of Joseph Knotts is a marvelously Methodist story: a person who experiences the love of God in their life and can't sit still, a life bent on expressing love divine all love excelling with their very life. Rich in historical documentation, photographs and the details of real life challenges in foreign and at home mission fields, this is a book to connect and reconnect people to their sense of calling to ministry. Dr. Alfred Day III General Secretary General Commission on Archives and History The United Methodist Church - - Knotts' work is a unique exploration of how student ministry organizations, specifically the Student Volunteer Movement and the Epworth League, were (and with new names are) a vital part of the United Methodist Church mission both within the United States and in South America. The church has a lot to learn from this work about how we should (re)engage our youth in mission. Dr. Ashley Boggan Dreff Director of United Methodist Studies and Student Recruitment Hood Theological Seminary - - Give Me Your Heart is the story of a man, called by God, led by the Holy Spirit to become a trailblazer in creating disciples in young people through his tireless work and dedication first as a missionary but then through calling and development of Methodist Camping Ministries in Oregon. His vision and heart for serving his call is evident on every page and through this eloquent and personal tale of his faithful life journey. Kelly Peterson-Cruse Discipleship Ministries National Staff Director of Camping and Retreat Ministries General Board of Discipleship The United Methodist Church Alice Knotts has done a great service by presenting the letters of Joseph Knotts. Despite our tendency to see missionaries through lenses of exoticism or hagiography, much of their attention was taken up by everyday concerns - money, program development, shipping, travel, health, networking, and interpersonal relationships. Joseph Knotts' letters are interesting reading for anyone interested in a better picture of the day-to-day life of Western missionaries at the turn of the 20thcentury. Dr. David W. Scott Director of Mission Theology General Board of Global Ministries The United Methodist Church

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The Rev. Dr. Alice G. Knotts, a scholar, teacher, minister and United Methodist historian, lives in San Diego and enjoys research and writing. She loves to tell stories from social history out of a deep passion to encourage spiritual growth, the formation and application of positive moral and ethical values, and the pursuit of justice and respect for persons and the environment. She lives in the tension between finding lessons for the future in the past and exploring new avenues for making a better world today. The Rev. Dr. Alice G. Knotts, a scholar, teacher, minister and United Methodist historian, lives in San Diego and enjoys research and writing. She loves to tell stories from social history out of a deep passion to encourage spiritual growth, the formation and application of positive moral and ethical values, and the pursuit of justice and respect for persons and the environment. She lives in the tension between finding lessons for the future in the past and exploring new avenues for making a better world today.

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