Doctor in the Pygmy Forest: The Ministry of Dr. Carl Becker
- ISBN-10
- 1933206063
- ISBN-13
- 9781933206066
- Category
- Missions, Medical
- Pages
- 50
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Author
- Lois Hoadley Dick
Description
Dr. Carl Becker worked in the Belgian Congo (once known as Zaire, and now Congo) for 47 years. He opened medical clinics and hospitals, helped organize a school for training nurses, did research on leprosy, and served as field superintendent for AIM). He was loved and respected by both Africans and missionaries. He encountered witch doctors, leprosy, pygmys and war and his life of simple faith carried him through the violent Simba revolution. the Congo ( Zaire). This missionary story shows God's power, guidance, faithfulness and deliverance to a man who trusted in Him.
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