Helen Roseveare: On His Majesty's Service

Name: Helen Roseveare: On His Majesty's Service
Brand: Christian Focus
SKU: 502591
Price: 8.89 USD
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Author: Irene Howat
ISBN: 9781845502591

By: Irene Howat

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Helen Roseveare qualified as a doctor, packed up her life in England and set off to be a missionary in the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). She went there to set up hospitals and rural clinics and train national nurses to work in them. Her work often took Helen on long journeys through dense forests on roads that would make a fairground ride seem tame!

After Congo became an independent country Helen's service was interrupted by the Simba Rebellion, during which she was assaulted and held captive for several months.

After some time of recovery Helen went back to the renamed 'Zaire' to serve the Lord by working with people there. In the years that followed she established a nurses' training college in the hope that the nurses', midwives and health workers who trained there would spread out through the vast northeast region of the country, taking the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ with them.

Since returning to the UK, Helen has become well known as a conference speaker. Her experiences in Africa have been an encouragement to many and made her well known and loved throughout the world.

Product Information

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Title: Helen Roseveare: On His Majesty's Service
By: Irene Howat
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 176
Vendor: Christian Focus
Publication Date: 2007
Dimensions: 7.01 X 4.33 X 0.42 (inches)

Weight: 4 ounces
ISBN: 1845502590
ISBN-13: 9781845502591
Ages: 8-14
Series: Trailblazers
Stock No: WW502591

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Helen Roseveare qualified as a doctor, packed up her life in England and set off to be a missionary in the Belgian Congo. Although living through a rebellion and being taken captive for several months, Helen’s faith remained strong and she returned to the renamed ‘Zaire’ to serve the Lord by working with people there. Her experiences in Africa have been an encouragement to many and made her well known and loved throughout the world.

The Trailblazer’s series collects great stories from Christians of the past and delivers them to the young people of today. This gripping and astonishing story from Irene Howat will challenge young readers to serve God as Helen Roseveare did.

A well–known and long–standing series:

Over 50 titles
Great for ages 9 to 14
Published in 14 languages
Half a million books sold
Also available in box sets when one book is not enough! 7 themed box sets, each with 5 books

Each biography follows the trailblazer’s journey to faith, and on to the work that God had planned for them. With lots of dialogue, these engaging stories show how God uses normal individuals to bring about his purpose.

Each book features:

Thinking Further Topics for each chapter to help readers think about how what they’ve read applies to their life today
Timeline of important events in the lifetime of each book’s subject