Mary Slessor: Queen of Calabar

Mary Slessor: Queen of Calabar

Mary Slessor had every reason- except one - to be afraid.

Her God was with her in Calabar, West Africa, in 1876 as he had been during her dreary upbrining in Scotland. Surrounded by warring tribes that were governed by witchcraft and barbaric rites, Mary Slessor nonetheless went where few dared to bring hope and light to the once Dark Continent.

Armed with a relentless Christian faith, and abetted by her contagious sense of humor and medical and language skills, Slessor was successful in opening up Africa to healthy trade and to the Christian message. And like David Livingstone, with whom she shared an abhorrence of slavery, she was committed to breathing her last while charting new territory for the Lord.

In Mary Slessor's own words, "Every day's duties were done as every day brought them, but the rest was left with God."

• Age Level = 10 and up
• Book Author = Sam Wellman
• Book Material = Paperback
• Book Publisher = Barbour Publishing
• Book Series = Heroes of the Faith
• Copyright = c1998
• Grade Level = 4 and
• Condition = Used- Good
• Subject = Literature