Bibliograph

Jessie's house of needles, a missionary nurse brings faith and healing to the remote highlands of West Papua, John Algate ; foreword: Don Richardson

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Jessie's house of needles, a missionary nurse brings faith and healing to the remote highlands of West Papua, John Algate ; foreword: Don Richardson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jessie's house of needles

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

John Algate ; foreword: Don Richardson

Sub title

a missionary nurse brings faith and healing to the remote highlands of West Papua

Summary

'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

Target audience

adult

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