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(More customer reviews)I loved this book! Although it was a memoir of events beginning 50 years ago, the personal, humane writing style made it all seem so very current. After all, racism in this country and horribly ignored problems in Africa are all too current today. Roger Youmans' good heart, medical talents and progressive attitudes are heroic, but he relates the events humbly and simply, but never condescendingly. That it was written by a missionary at first worried me that the book would be "preachy." Absolutely not. Faith and religion are on the sidelines of this family's bravery and struggles, nevertheless guiding them and providing them with what it takes to immerse themselves into a very foreign culture and embrace its problems and needs with open, trusting hearts. Read this book to not only learn about Africa, but how a human being lives in the world honestly, confronting racism personally--not politically.
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When Bull Elephants Fight is a terrific book about a fascinating life. With compassion, intelligence, and unflinching honesty, Roger Youmans tells his story of Congo and one man's quest to bring hope to a troubled land. You will learn much about modern Africa in these pages, but undoubtedly more about the nature of human kindness"
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