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A Time to Heal

Missionary Nurses in Churches of Christ, Southeastern Nigeria (1953-1967)

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A Time to Heal

By: Martha Farrar Highfield
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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 delivering healthcare as part of Christian evangelism. To that end they executed multiple roles: healer, educator, revolutionary, advocate, good-will ambassador, protector, administrator, evangelist, role model, fund-raiser, friend, and colleague. We did “everything that needed to be done that there was nobody to do,” reflected missionary Nancy Petty RN. This book is a fascinating look at the lives of women who bore great responsibility for Christian mission. —Barbara Mann Wall, RN, PhD, Thomas A. Saunders III Professor in Nursing, University of Virginia School of Nursing Highfield takes the reader on an exciting journey that fills a long-standing void in the literature about the origin of medical missions in Churches of Christ. —Jerry Rushford, PhD, Director of Churches of Christ Heritage Center, Pepperdine University Through informative and rich documentation, Highfield records the actions of women, who opened mission leader’s eyes to nursing as an integral part of missionary work. —Dr. Tove Giske PhD, Professor in nursing, VID Specialized University, Norway; President, Nurses Christian Fellowship International As I read this book, I laughed out loud and was moved to tears. I saw missiological principles emerge as missionaries faced a host of worldview challenges. At a personal level this book serves as a powerful testimony for the necessity of a holistic mission that integrates the proclamation of the kingdom with the care for the sick. —Evertt W. Huffard, PhD, Missions Resource Network; Retired Dean/Professor of Missions at Harding School of Theology Dr. Highfield has written a rich, powerful history that has not been told, but strongly deserves to be. She probably knows more about this topic than anyone living today. —Dyron B. Daughrity, PhD, Professor of Religion, Religion & Philosophy Division, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
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