In 1938 Harold B. Allen concluded ten years in Macedonia reconstructing and rehabilitating that war shattered country. Come Over Into Macedonia is the blueprint of how, step by step, this practical Yankee applied American ingenuity, thrift, and common sense to achieve order out of the chaos of war—through farm land turned to more productive use, the elimination of swamps and malaria, the improvement of herds, the building of water fountains, the proper feeding of babies, the erection of play yards, clinics and home demonstration centers. But the results of the ten-year adventure were easier to calculate. A people had been uplifted.
Harold B. Allen's story is a great story. Unforgettable personalities enliven almost every page. It sees the big job ahead with clear vision: "Direct relief must be as short as it is humanly possible to make it. We must exercise the utmost care to see to it that philanthropic organizations do not continue their well-meaning charity for any reason, either private or public, a day or an hour longer than is absolutely necessary." Come Over Into Macedonia demonstrates clearly and forcefully the nature of the responsibility we face—to help the liberated peoples of the world to help themselves.
