Dr. Paul Brand's work with leprosy patients in India and the U.S. has convinced him that pain truly is one of God's greatest gifts to us. The Gift of Pain sheds light on the value of pain that becomes clearest in its absence. In this inspirational story of his fifty-year career as a healer, Dr. Brand shares his work in a colony of leper patients: a world where people literally feel no pain and reap horrifying consequences.
A WORLD WITHOUT PAIN? Can such a place exist? It not only can---it does. But it's no utopia. It's a colony for leprosy patients: a world where people literally feel no pain, and reap horrifying consequences. His work with leprosy patients in India and the United States convinced Dr. Paul Brand that pain truly is one of God's great gifts to us. In this inspiring story of his fifty-year career as a healer, Dr. Brand probes the mystery of pain and reveals its importance. As an indicator that lets us know something is wrong, pain has a value that becomes clearest in its absence. The Gift of Pain looks at what pain is and why we need it. Together, the renowned surgeon and award-winning writer Philip Yancey shed fresh light on a gift that none of us want and none of us can do without.
Author Bio
Dr. Paul Brand, son to missionary parents, was a world-renowned hand surgeon and pioneer in developing tendon transfer techniques for use in the hands of those with leprosy. He trained in medicine at the University College Hospital in London and and later gained his surgical qualifications whilst working as a casualty surgeon in the London Blitz. After visiting a Leprosy Sanatorium at Chingleput, he was motivated to explore the reasons behind the deformities of this disease. A donation from a missionary woman helped him establish the New Life Rehabilitative Center, which helped dispel the stigma of leprosy amongst medical professionals. He authored and coauthored several books, including Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and In His Image. SPANISH BIO: Dr. Paul Brand, hijo de padres misioneros, fue un cirujano reconocido mundialmente por ser pionero en desarrollar tecnicas de transferencia de tendones para uso en las manos de leprosos. Recibio su entrenamiento como medico en el Hospital Universitario de Londres y su practica como cirujano atendiendo victimas de accidentes en el hospital Blitz de Londres. Despues de una visita al sanatorio de lepra de Chingleput, el Dr. Brand sintio la motivacion de explorar las causas que producen las deformaciones en esta enfermedad. La donacion de una misionera le ayudo establecer el centro de rehabilitacion para lepra 'Vida Nueva', el cual sirvio para disipar el estigma de la lepra entre los profesionales de la medicina. Fue autor y coautor de varios libros, entre ellos, A su imagen y Temerosa y maravillosamente disenado. El Dr. Brand murio en el 2003. Philip Yancey serves as editor-at-large for Christianity Today magazine. He has written thirteen Gold Medallion Award-winning books and won two ECPA Book of the Year awards for What's So Amazing About Grace? and The Jesus I Never Knew. Four of his books have sold over one million copies. Yancey lives with his wife in Colorado. SPANISH BIO: Philip Yancey es un autor que ha ganado premios, editor general de Christianity Today y colaborador de publicaciones tales como Books and Culture. Entre algunos de sus exitos se encuentran: El Jesus que nunca conoci y Gracia divina vs. condena humana.
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