Mary Slessor...all I can say is WOW! When I was in New Hampshire at Gail MacDonald's house last year with some fellow GCC'ers, she mentioned that we should read about Mary Slessor. So, while it took a couple of months to get to it, I read a biography on Mary Slessor in honor of Gail coming to speak at the women's retreat next week.
Mary was a Scottish missionary to those who lived in and near Calabar (Nigeria) Africa in the 1800's. She was fearless to say the least. She wasn't afraid to go up against a gang swinging a razor blade in her face or people groups deep into witchcraft. She was known as the white "ma". Among other things, she battled maleria, witchcraft and primative conditions to spread God's Word in areas no other missionaries dared to venture. What a hero of the faith.
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