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David Livingstone by Janet Benge
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We read this as part of Sonlight's year 7. My student enjoyed the story very much as he had just traveled to Africa and I think it was well-written, but it does leave one wanting to know the 'real' story.

It also makes one wonder about how some incredibly brave men are not exactly great family men. Maybe that is just the way it has to be for trails to be blazed, but it is sobering.
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Sarah I think few missionary stories amount to much beyond hagiography.

A friend shared this, and I think it nailed the essence of things.
https://www.imb.org/2019/04/22/after-...

Normal people. Some of those pioneer missionaries covered a lot of area but seem to have been pretty hard to live and work with. It is complicated.


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