By many measures, Edith Florence Papworth Weenig Tanner lived a remarkable life. The daughter of a Methodist minister, Edith was raised in the English countryside before moving to London at age sixteen. There, she served as a secret emissary for the British government, and her adventurous, determined spirit sparked a courageous journey of faith. She eventually crossed the Atlantic Ocean to live in the United States and later the Pacific Ocean to live in Japan. Her autobiography, pieced together from notes she made, chronicles a life of faith and conviction in the face of hardship:
