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New Guinea nurse recalls missionary service and life in the bush
Marilyn Welhousen writes of her first year with the Yagaum Hospital Lutheran Mission in New Guinea. She describes patient care after surgery, blood transfusions, and a death, then details bush medicine, baby clinics in villages, and treacherous travel by canoe and log bridge to reach families. She closes with holiday wishes and pride in her work.
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Ming
New Guinea
Cahoe
Yagaum Hospital
Lutheran Mission
Marilyn Welhousen
Marilyn
John Welhousen
Titanka High School