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9780828024990

The Indomitable Gertrude Green

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  • ISBN13:

    9780828024990

  • ISBN10:

    0828024995

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-02-01
  • Publisher: Review & Herald Publishing
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Summary

That was Gertrude-headstrong, confident, and opinionated! Her mother, Lena, sure that her oldest daughter would be somebody famous, encouraged Gertrude to follow her dreams and taught her to be self-disciplined and industrious.

Author Biography

Max W. Hammonds, a retired anesthesiologist, first met Gertrude Green when he and his family served as missionaries in Thailand. Their paths crossed again in North Carolina after Gertrude's retirement, and thus began his 12-year odyssey to research and write this book.

Table of Contents

Significant Charactersp. 9
Prefacep. 13
Prologuep. 22
The Preparation
The Youngest Dancerp. 27
The Unsettling Changep. 33
The Newest Convertp. 39
The Struggling Scholarp. 49
The New Roommatep. 54
The Student Nursep. 62
The Great Depressionp. 73
The Clinic Managerp. 83
The Perpetual Studentp. 90
The Proficient Teacherp. 97
The Missionary Callp. 107
The Prayerful Lifep. 117
The Fateful Decisionp. 124
The California Tripp. 130
The Last Goodbyep. 136
China, The First Trip
Arriving in Chinap. 142
Learning the Languagep. 150
Discovering the Childrenp. 157
Opening the Clinicp. 166
Becoming a Missionaryp. 173
Writing From Kulingp. 180
Hiding From the Warp. 187
Running From the Enemyp. 192
Working With an Enigmap. 200
Organizing a Hospitalp. 207
Looking Out for Dr. Millerp. 212
Leaving in the Face of Fearp. 219
Returning to Shanghaip. 228
Living On an Islandp. 234
Working Overtimep. 241
Running at Breakneck Speedp. 249
Focusing on the Workp. 257
Struggling With Lossp. 264
Losing the Purposep. 271
Caring for an Old Friendp. 277
Changing Her Plansp. 282
Adjusting the Focusp. 288
Preparing for the Tripp. 296
Sleeping Under Chinese Quiltsp. 304
Cycling Into the Interiorp. 311
Enduring the Second Weekp. 319
Beginning Againp. 329
Finding Her Voicep. 339
Working Within the Culturep. 345
Administering the Hospitalp. 353
Getting Through Christmasp. 368
Surviving Chinese New Yearp. 381
Living in the Countryp. 388
Returning Homep. 393
Interlude
A Mission Assignment in the Statesp. 401
The Portland Puzzlep. 407
The Real Controversyp. 416
Winners and Losersp. 422
The Abyssp. 430
The Decision-Reprisedp. 439
China, the Second Trip
Returning to Chinap. 448
Returning to Yenchengp. 459
Rebuilding Yencheng Hospitalp. 466
Expecting Companyp. 474
Making the Decisionp. 485
Facing War Againp. 496
Riding the Train That Would Not Gop. 507
Returning Homep. 513
Hiding in the Midst of the Enemyp. 523
Playing With Firep. 534
Leaving on. Short Noticep. 541
Deciding on a Course of Actionp. 549
Preparing the Groundp. 560
Preparing the Heartp. 571
Ringing in the New Yearp. 583
Trying to Make Sense of It Allp. 594
Crossing the Last Bridgep. 604
Singing the Closing Hymnp. 613
Enjoying a Respitep. 620
Sharing Another Thanksgivingp. 630
Reviewing the Reasons Whyp. 640
Preparing to Be Bravep. 652
Facing the Firep. 659
Confronting the Irrationalp. 665
Failing as a Nursep. 671
Listening for the Voicep. 679
Going Homep. 690
The Final Events
Epiloguep. 698
Postscriptp. 700
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