The Dogs That Saved The Doctor: A Retelling of Wilfred Grenfell's Adrift on an Ice-Pan (1909)

What does it cost to answer a call for help when the ice itself turns against you? In April of 1908, missionary doctor Wilfred Grenfell set out across the frozen bay of a remote Newfoundland coast to save a dying boy's leg. Hours later, he was stranded on a shrinking piece of ice — soaked through, drifting out to sea, with no fire, no food, and no way to call for help. All he had left were his sled dogs and a faith that had carried him across an ocean to serve people the rest of the world had forgotten. A true survival story. A missionary's faith under maximum pressure. A small dog who saved them all. In The Dogs That Saved the Doctor, missionary and author Joe Consford retells one of the most extraordinary true survival stories ever recorded — the night a doctor's faithfulness and a small dog's quiet obedience were the only things standing between life and death on the ice. This is a story of sacrifice, of dogs who gave everything, and of a man who never once let go of the conviction that brought him there in the first place. You will feel the cold. You will grieve what was lost. And you will walk away understanding, in your bones, what it costs to go where God calls you. Perfect for: missionaries, ministry students, mission-minded readers, anyone who has ever asked whether the calling is worth the cost. If you love true stories of faith tested in impossible places — missionary biographies that read like an adventure novel — and accounts that remind you what real sacrifice looks like, this book is for you.
ASIN: B0H6KR65YJ
VSKU: BVV.B0H6KR65YJ.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Consford, Joe
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Book has little sign of wear or use