God Says Go So Granny Went : And Coped with Kids and Critters on the Island of New Guinea

An inspiration to anyone who might think she or he is "too old" for any activity, on the mission field or at home. A 70-year-old widow decided there must be more to life than eating & sleeping, watching TV, & remembering to take her blood pressure pills. She confronted a missionary, "Jungle Jim", & volunteered to help his wife teach kids in the foreign field. She had charge of two pre-school girls whom one missionary had described as "tigers". Preventing them from killing each other proved more than challenging. A little native girl joined them to form what Granny dubbed "the terrible trio". Trials & tribulations abounded, but the kids learned to read & love the teacher. Relationships with missionaries & nationals were mostly rewarding. One exception: an aging volunteer whom missionaries had targeted as just the right man for Granny. Getting to & from the field was exciting, robbed by cab drivers in Hong Kong; rescued by two "angels". Amusing & poignant anecdotes. Quantity discounts available. Order from Seedsowers Press, P.O. Box 10876, 1200 Goodlette-Frank Rd., Naples, FL 33941.Wrucke, Mary C. is the author of 'God Says Go So Granny Went : And Coped with Kids and Critters on the Island of New Guinea', published 1995 under ISBN 9781886883000 and ISBN 1886883009.