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Martha E. Farrar Highfield
Books
A Time to Heal: Missionary Nurses in Churches of Christ, Southeastern Nigeria (1953-1967)
by Martha E. Farrar Highfield
Price:
$21.99 USD.
Words: 106,110.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: February 19, 2023
by
Sulis Academic.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Church / Growth, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Church / History, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Ministry / Missions
The previously untold story of how a remarkable set of lay and professional nurses shaped Church of Christ (COC) missions in southeastern Nigeria. These women's decisions and actions occurred within a broader shift of COC perspectives away from missionary healthcare as incidental volunteer women's work, and toward healthcare missions as a Christian duty. For each being a missionary nurse meant...