Lanarkshire woman reflects on over three decades of missionary work in India

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When Betty Robinson was around seven years old, she attended a talk at her local church by a missionary from India. "I remember that she was talking about her work in Bombay", recalls Betty, who now lives in the Burnside area of Rutherglen. "She mentioned at one point that she could do with helpers to stitch on buttons for the girls dresses, and I put up my hand and said 'I could do that'.

So even at that age India seemed to appeal to me."The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android It took another 22 years before Betty made her way to the world's most populous democracy, but once there it proved a country she took to her heart, as she spent over three decades carrying out missionary work there.Now aged 85, Betty has reflected on her time there in a new book.

Thursday's Child Had Far To Go, which collects a number of the letters Betty sent back home to Scotland during her time in India, beginning when she first moved there in 1966 and continuing through to the 1990s, when she eventually moved back to Scotland."I always felt quite at home there, " Betty told Lanarkshire Live."Everyone was always very welcoming.

In the villages, there was so much poverty, but there was also smiling children and a lot of friendly people. I learned the language and I just got alongside everybody."There was time to learn the