02740cam a2200337 4500 463251798 TxAuBib 20201218120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781595553928 1595553924 B00A0VPG2Q Amazon 52c3229c-0540-4860-8b4e-5f5e801fc753 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1231782 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Gire, Ken. Answering the Call [Libby] : The Doctor Who Made Africa His Life: The Remarkable Story of Albert Schweitzer. Thomas Nelson, 2013. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 703kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. History. Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>Revere life, and give yours away for the sake of servingothers.</b>As ayoung man, Albert Schweitzer seemed destined for greatness. His immense talentand fortitude propelled him to a place as one of Europe's most renownedphilosophers, theologians, and musicians in the early twentieth century. YetSchweitzer shocked his contemporaries by forsaking worldly success andembarking on an epic journey into the wildsof French Equatorial Africa, vowing to serve as a lifelong physician to œtheleast of these in a mysterious land rife with famine, sickness, and superstition.Enduring hardship, conflict, andpersonal struggles, he and his beloved wife, Hane, becameGerman prisoners of war during WWI, and Hane later battled persistent illnesses.</p> <p>Ken Gire's page-turning,novelesque narrative sheds new light on Schweitzer's faith-in-action ethic andhis commitment to honor God by celebrating the sacredness of all life.The legacy of this 1952 NobelPrize honoree endures in the thriving African hospital community that began ina humble chicken coop, in the millions who have drawn inspiration from hisexample, and in the challenge that emanates from his life story into our day. Albert Schweitzer seemed destined for greatnessand he achieved it bymaking his life his greatest sermon to a world in desperate need of hope andhealing.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-18 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/answering-the-call-52c322?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/answering-the-call-52c322?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/answering-the-call-52c322?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)