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The Hunt Family In 2012, I met Gerald Hunt and his wife, Catherine, to talk about Gerald’s recollections of life as a “missionary brat”. Gerald’s memory was sharp and his outlook surprisingly ... Read More about Episode 12: The Wrath of God

In the early days of my research for this series, Martha Baird told me about her dear friend Ethel Thamer, who had served with SIM in Nigeria with her husband, Orville. Several of the Thamer children ... Read More about Episode 11: One Little Soldier

Touring 200 Oak Street, formerly Gowans Home with Jim Whitehead, 2009 With photographs from Eugene Thamer Jim Whitehead at former Gowans Home, today's Ski Academy, 200 Oak Street, ... Read More about Episode 9: Running in Place and Episode 10: The Sacrifice

There was such a wonderful response to Martha Baird's interview that I'm going to give you another. In 2009 I sat down with Alice Clarke, nee McIvor, introduced to me by my dear friend Bessie ... Read More about Episode 8: A Mystery Solved

1992 Gowans Home Reunion In 1992, the first reunion of the children of Gowans Home was held amid much excitement, anticipation and, for many, trepidation. Attending the festivities were more than ... Read More about EPISODE 7: Mind the Door!

Before you get started reading this post, I will warn you, it will require some time, but well worth it! This is most of a transcript from a series of interviews I conducted in 2009 with Martha Baird, ... Read More about Episode 6: The Gowans Home

Historical notes My first full-length novel, All The Day Allows, was inspired by research about real-life Canadian missionaries during the early 1900s. It was a decade in the writing, and, with a ... Read More about Episode 5 – The Souls of Blacks

Historical notes My first full-length novel, All The Day Allows, was inspired by research about real-life Canadian missionaries during the early 1900s. It was a decade in the writing, and, with a ... Read More about Episode 4 – Pathway to the Soul

Historical notes My first full-length novel, All The Day Allows, was inspired by research about real-life Canadian missionaries during the early 1900s. It was a decade in the writing, and, with a ... Read More about Episode 3 – The Summons

Historical notes My first full-length novel, All The Day Allows, was inspired by research about real-life Canadian missionaries during the early 1900s. It was a decade in the writing, and, with a ... Read More about Episode 2 – Burden of the Sudan

Historical notes My first full-length novel, All The Day Allows, was inspired by research about real-life Canadian missionaries during the early 1900s. It was a decade in the writing, and, with a ... Read More about Episode 1 – First Light