Mary Slessor, Janet Benge
Mary Slessor, Janet Benge
1 Rating(s)
List: $21.99 | Sale: $15.39
Club: $10.99

Mary Slessor
Forward into Calabar

Author: Janet Benge

Narrator: Rebecca Gallagher

Unabridged: 5 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/24/2014


Synopsis

God would indeed answer the prayer of the fiery, red-haired woman from Scotland. For thirty-nine years, Mary Slessor would labor in love among the unreached, often treacherous, tribes of Africa's Calabar region. Braving sickness, danger, and death on all sides, Mary became the cherished "White Ma" to entire tribes. Her faith, steadfastness, and pioneering spirit brought her beloved adopted people their first brilliant, contrasting example of the life and freedom found in Jesus Christ. Mary Slessor's story in an ageless epic of a woman who would stop at nothing to reach the lost with the life-giving gospel of Christ. (1848-1915).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel Ray on March 04, 2025

This feisty, 5’0” tall, red headed female missionary from Scotland was permitted to move inland to a Nigeria tribe by herself. I believe she was the first woman to do so. She fearlessly challenged the cruel ancient customs and rules they lived by that did not value life, especially for children and......more

Goodreads review by Becky on March 05, 2014

She went into Calabar to reach people with the message of Jesus. The book makes this clear. However, the book seems to focus more on her diplomatic relations with them. More focus is placed on changed customs than on changed hearts. While I suspect that customs changed because of changed hearts, thi......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on October 12, 2021

I confess I have a bias towards any audiobook narration with a Scottish accent, but this was a great, short listen (~5 hours) on the life story of a selfless woman who devoted her life to saving vulnerable children and putting her faith into action.......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on January 22, 2016

Loved the story of her life. Didn't like the 2-dimensional portrayal of Africans for my kids. We did a lot of rounding out. Mary Slessor, however, was something else.......more

Goodreads review by LAS on November 15, 2022

Hola hermosa familia, hoy les traigo una historia muy distinta; es la historia de una pelirroja Escocesa que nació en un pequeño pueblo llamado Dundee, la cual no creció en un hogar que le predicara con el ejemplo, de hecho su padre era alcohólico y en su infancia vivió los maltratos de un jefe de f......more