Mary Slessor

A few children in this generation only knows Mary Slessor as the woman who stopped the killing of twins. But none of them knows a tip of the legendary bravery, suffering, determination, perseverance, and the jagged rocks of self-sacrifice upon which Mary Slessor lived in Calabar. Here was a woman who laid down her life for the freedom and happiness of people who were in no way related to her. This book, though only a condensed chronicle for young readers, is also a...
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A few children in this generation only knows Mary Slessor as the woman who stopped the killing of twins. But none of them knows a tip of the legendary bravery, suffering, determination, perseverance, and the jagged rocks of self-sacrifice upon which Mary Slessor lived in Calabar.

Here was a woman who laid down her life for the freedom and happiness of people who were in no way related to her. This book, though only a condensed chronicle for young readers, is also a challenge to everyone that the real worth of lifeis not all about how much we can get, but how much we can give.