Don't Let the Goats Eat the Loquat Trees

NOV94 - LLThomas Hale Dr Hale is an incredible storyteller, and his book is most difficult to lay aside.It makes the amazing and almost unbelievable experiences of a medical doctor in a mysterious land come alive.Be prepared for an utterly delightful account of serving God in the enchanting and closed mountain country of Nepal.-Ted Engstrom,President,WorldVision.

Thomas Hale writes about being a missionary surgeon in the same delightful way James Herriot writes about being a country veterinarian. Dr. Hale's incredible experience in tiny, mountainous Nepal are surpassed only by his talent for telling about them. Imagine, for example, the culture shock of moving to a Hindu country under such rigid religious control that it is not only illegal to proselytize, but illegal to change religions as well. Imagine further the shock of moving to that country as a missionary doctor. Thomas Hale and his wife, Cynthia, also a physician, too on that awesome challenge in 1970.God wasted no time teaching tom the peculiarities of his new culture. But His unusual method left Tom wondering what God was up to. Here is how Tom tells about it: "These were not the phlegmatic, easy-going Nepalis described in books and orientation courses. Those who spoke gesticulated fiercely. Some looked around menacingly; others spat. One thing was certain, however: in the cause ofRead less