Grace in the Gulf: The Autobiography of Jeanette Boersma, Missionary Nurse in Iraq and the Sultanate of OmanWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1991 - 296 pages This autobiography bears witness to Jeanette Boersma's lifetime of service in Iraq and Oman as a missionary nurse. An inspiring story of God's grace at work in and through one whose Arabic name, Khatune Naeema, means literally "Respected foreign lady Grace." |
Contents
Mothers Prayer | 1 |
Into the Arab World | 24 |
Amarah | 45 |
Being Single | 66 |
Oman | 100 |
Spiritual Warfare | 120 |
Friendship Death and Revolution | 149 |
New Work in Sur | 197 |
ΧΙ Prayer and Fasting | 228 |
Golden Years | 242 |
New Paths of Service | 270 |
Common terms and phrases
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