Midwife of Borneo

I greatly enjoyed this book, and learned a lot from it. It's easy to take our healthcare system for granted, and this book definitely prevents you from doing that. I admire the author's courage and dedication to her patients.

Midwife of Borneo was the book I didn't know I needed to read! As a doula and childbirth educator (fellow birth worker!) I ADORED this journal retelling / memoir of Wendy's time as a nurse and midwife in the remote community of North Borneo. So grateful to Netgalley for a digital copy of this book! I devoured this lengthy memoir in a number of days and had trouble putting it down. The combination of missions, birth work, ministry, and ingenuity in remote living was fascinating to say the least. I've always been drawn to those who work in medical missions (I used to live near the HQ for Mercy Ships!) so it's always a delight when I find another book like this. What a gift to receive a copy through Netgalley! It was really interesting to read of her daily life as a nurse in the jungle and the kinds of diagnoses patients would come in with. It was another world reading of the local medicine man and tribal beliefs, and how strongly these influenced how/when people received aid. IT was very conversational in tone as it was a compilation of her journals so it was an easy read and I didn't want it to end! The length she went to learn of medical professions unlike nursing to aide her patients or the distance she traveled to give someone care that only she could give was inspiring. Truly, Wendy was made for medical missions and the people of Borneo benefited in more ways than one. The ways she spread Christ among the tribes, the babies she delivered, the surgeries and medications given.....What a cheerful personality exhibited in these pages, an inspiration to respond to the call for aid in such a remote corner of the world. Loved this book so and will highly recommend it! Reminds me that I need to read more books about medical missions and missionary journeys - the way these can inspire and ignite your own faith - much needed! Thank you Netgalley for a digital copy to review.