![]() My own sense of participation in the proceedings was intense. The word was out: the new doctor had killed a cow. One thing was certain, however: in the cause of their anger they were united. Some looked around menacingly others spat. "These were not the phlegmatic, easy-going Nepalis described in books and orientation courses. ![]() But His unusual method left Tom wondering what God was up to. God wasted no time teaching tom the peculiarities of his new culture. ![]() Thomas Hale and his wife, Cynthia, also a physician, too on that awesome challenge in 1970. Imagine further the shock of moving to that country as a missionary doctor. 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. Hale's incredible experience in tiny, mountainous Nepal are surpassed only by his talent for telling about them. ![]() Thomas Hale writes about being a missionary surgeon in the same delightful way James Herriot writes about being a country veterinarian. ![]()
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