Yvonne Davy

The Indians called him Dove of Peace and Quencher of Fires. The British labeled him a rebel heretic. Roger Williams might've called himself a Christian, one who loved his fellow men and would sacrifice life itself that they might have freedom to worship as they chose.The founder of Rhode Island, that these 300 years, lives again in this fast-moving biography, in which we develop a kinship with the Williams family and their faithful Indian friends. We feel abhorrence at the shabby treatment show more white men in Redmond inflicted on one another; yet through the battles, trickery, and ingratitude, the dignity and beauty of the consecrated life shine through undimmed. We are convicted that God and good are still in charge. show less

During the fourth missionary term of the Arthur L. Davy family in Africa, in the 1950s, the winds of change began to blow."Young men began holding up two fingers, spread to form a U, as they shouted 'Uhuru! (Independence!)' at passing cars. We saw Mwami Rodahigwa, King of Rwanda, buried and the Bahutu to throw off the Batutsi yoke. We saw the Belgian Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi become independent."So writes missionary wife Yvonne Davy, author of Under his Wings. As a Davies look back over show more there missionary days, they realize again and again how extremely fortunate they were to have God's protection while trying to live and raise a family during those parlous times. It because they were doing God's will, preaching and teaching the gospel, they knew they were safe UNDER HIS WINGS. show less

The author, born and educated in South Africa, is herself a missionary wife. She married the son of a missionary family in Central Africa. And she and her husband served a number of years in the Trans-Africa division. Mrs. Davy knows firsthand the experiences of life on a mission station in Africa.In this book she graphically portrays the experiences of Rossier and Myrtle Campbell, two very young people who left their homes and homeland right after their marriage to go to Africa.

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