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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book provides fascinating accounts of the beginning and growth of Protestant missionary healthcare work all over the world. It is not a mere descriptive analysis of Christian organizations sending healthcare workers abroad. The work describes in detail the inspiration and motivations behind early missionaries' ventures into healthcare and explores how the often dismal conditions they found in foreign lands spurred them to promote broad-scale changes and reforms. The author takes the reader on a historical tour of Christian medical missions, discussing the founding of the first hospitals, schools, and clinics for the sick and injured in Asia and Africa. We learn of the challenges faced by early missionaries, from language barriers to cultural differences and outright hostility, and how they overcame these obstacles to establish a global network of healthcare facilities. The book reveals the incredible impact these missions have had, not just in providing medical care to millions of people, but also in promoting education, social justice, and economic development. It concludes by reflecting on the importance of these missions in shaping the modern landscape of healthcare provision and the continuing need for their work in the present day. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330155455_0
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