Messengers of the Risen Son in the Land of the Rising Sun: Single Women Missionaries in Japanby Bonnie Miller Description As the nineteenth century came to a close, Japan was a mysterious group of islands that had been previously closed to the Western world. Christianity had been blamed for many of the ills that had befallen the island nation. This is the amazing story how a group of Christian ladies left their nation, their culture and the safety of their homes to bring the gospel to a male dominated, biased world. Specifications ISBN: