
'My clinic now has a new Dani name, the house of needles. Quite appropriate don't you think?' Jessie wrote to her hundreds of supporters back home. Jessie Williamson was a courageous missionary nurse who devoted 35 years of her life...
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'My clinic now has a new Dani name, the house of needles. Quite appropriate don't you think?' Jessie wrote to her hundreds of supporters back home.
Jessie Williamson was a courageous missionary nurse who devoted 35 years of her life to tribal people in the remote and dangerous highlands of West Papua. She was both witness and participant in the rapid transformation of their stone-age societies with its triumphs and tragedies, social, religious and political turmoil, life and death struggles, earthquakes, droughts, and the uneasy clash of old Gods and new beliefs. Jessie nursed, evangelised and built a network of village medics and midwives who continue her work today. Jessie's House of Needles tells the fascinating story of a truly remarkable Australian.
PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 469806
- Product Code 9780995358300
- ISBNÂ 0995358303
- Pages 212
- Department General Books
- Category Biography
- Sub-Category Missions
- Publisher Jac Publishing
- Publication Date Oct 2016
- Sales Rank 63863
- Dimensions 12 x 228 x 152mm
- Weight 0.319kg
John Algate
John Algate has more than 40 years' experience in journalism, politics, communications and marketing. Whatever his day job - news or political reporter, documentary maker, speech writer or media advisor - he never lost his love of writing and the thrill of unearthing a good story.