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Ruth Jone lives a quiet, isolated life with a harsh father in the hills above Cambellburgh, Kenya, at the turn of the century. When the town welcomes Douglas MacPherson, a Canadian missionary doctor intent on building a hospital for African natives, Ruth sees a possible path to a hopeful future. However, Douglas’s plans face resistance from the town’s founding families, and he may need to relocate his hospital, threatening Ruth’s last spark of optimism. Faced with uncertainty, Ruth must decide whether to wait for God’s timing, surrender to prayer, or take decisive action in search of love and purpose.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Sally Krueger
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