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Mary Slessor Courage in Africa

by Renee Taft Meloche · 2002

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While working in a cotton mill in Scotland, Mary Slessor (1848-1915) longed to be a missionary. When God answered her prayers by calling her to the unreached, often dangerous, tribes of Africa's Calabar region, Mary's faith, courage, steadfastness, and pioneering spirit were a brilliant example of the life and freedom found in Jesus.

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AfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of this
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childrens
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short · 32 pages

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