Pullinger opened a youth centre in the notorious Kowloon Walled City. “Churches tend to look after the nice people. I do my work with the nasty ones, like addicts and prostitutes who feel despised and excluded,” she told the Post in January 1983. “They won’t go near churches, so I make it my job to find them.”

When was Jackie Pullinger born?

1944 (age 77 years)Jackie Pullinger / Date of birth

What was Jackie Pullingers inspiration?

Unable to find support from missionary organizations, she then sought advice from Richard Thomson, a minister. At first she wanted to go to Africa, but then she had a dream that impressed upon her the idea of going to Hong Kong. She followed the vicar’s advice and went to Hong Kong by boat in 1966.

Was Jackie Pullinger married?

John ToJackie Pullinger / Spouse (m. 1992–1999)

Where is Jackie Pullinger today?

Hong Kong
She has been ministering in Hong Kong since 1966. The early years of her Hong Kong ministry are chronicled in the book Chasing the Dragon (1980).

Is Jackie Pullinger married?

How many books did Jackie Pullinger write?

Chasing the Dragon1980
Crack in the Wall: The Life and Death of Kowloon Walled City1989Classic Testimonies Omnibus
Jackie Pullinger/Books

How many books has Jackie Pullinger written?

Where did Jackie Pullinger work in Hong Kong?

He visited the Shing Mun Springs Multi-Purpose Rehabilitation Homes and Jackie Pullinger on yesterday (1 May). Jackie Pullinger MBE travelled from England to Hong Kong more than 50 years ago. Initially, she began work as a school teacher in the Kowloon Walled City.

Who is Jackie Pullinger MBE?

Jackie Pullinger MBE travelled from England to Hong Kong more than 50 years ago. Initially, she began work as a school teacher in the Kowloon Walled City. At that time in the 1960s, it was one of the world’s largest opium-producing centres and was run by criminal triad gangs.

How old is Jackie Pullinger now?

Jackie Pullinger. Jacqueline Bryony Lucy ‘Jackie’ Pullinger, MBE (born 1944) is a British Protestant Christian charismatic missionary to Hong Kong and founder of the St Stephen’s Society.

What did Mary Pullinger do for a living in Walled City?

[Pullinger, Chasing , 28, 31.] Pullinger was able to make connections with others who were ministering in the Walled City, and she began teaching classes part-time in singing, percussion band, and English at a mission-run school. But her primary concern was a youth club that she organized and conducted with occasional volunteer help.