Purple Hands
Barbara Walker
An exciting memoir of international Christian service in some of the world's most challenging hot spots. 8 hours of brilliant narration with an authentic Kiwi woman's voice.
What is life like for aid workers who gather from around the world to serve refugees who have fled their homes due to famine, political unrest, and disasters?
Kiwi nurse-midwife, Barbara Walker – who spent 20 years working for international aid agencies – shares her dramatic, heart-rending, and inspiring stories of the situations she faced and the people she sought to help.
From the Sakeo One Refugee Camp in Thailand, where she cared for those fleeing Pol Pot’s regime in Cambodia in a make-shift bamboo-framed field hospital, to her last placement in Mozambique that ended due to a death threat, Barbara’s Christian faith gave her strength and kept her focussed.
We also learn of Barbara’s later call to ordained ministry as a chaplain.
Barbara hopes that her story will inspire and encourage all who read it to think outside the square and seek to make a difference in the world in which we all live.
Post COVID-19, we all have a chance to move forward, working together to address the inequalities which she has seen around the world and here in her country of Aotearoa New Zealand. We cannot make changes alone, but by listening, sharing, building trust, and working in partnership, we can make a difference for all. It’s up to us all.
Praise for Purple Hands:
“You are in for a riveting read. Expect to laugh a lot and maybe cry a bit. Barbara, one of my former highly valued colleagues in Pakistan, is one of God’s more intrepid and dedicated servants.” Ruth Coggan MB, ChB, FRCOG, OBE, SQA
“Every now and then God sends into the world a special person, a high achiever with a great passion for demonstrating Christian work. Barbara is that person.” Rosemary Holt (Fellow aid worker)
Duration - 7h 59m.
Author - Barbara Walker.
Narrator - Elisabeth Easther.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2020 Barbara Walker ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Barbara Walker
Elisabeth Easther
Philip Garside Publishing Ltd
English Audiobooks
INAudio Audiobooks
Description:
An exciting memoir of international Christian service in some of the world's most challenging hot spots. 8 hours of brilliant narration with an authentic Kiwi woman's voice. What is life like for aid workers who gather from around the world to serve refugees who have fled their homes due to famine, political unrest, and disasters? Kiwi nurse-midwife, Barbara Walker – who spent 20 years working for international aid agencies – shares her dramatic, heart-rending, and inspiring stories of the situations she faced and the people she sought to help. From the Sakeo One Refugee Camp in Thailand, where she cared for those fleeing Pol Pot’s regime in Cambodia in a make-shift bamboo-framed field hospital, to her last placement in Mozambique that ended due to a death threat, Barbara’s Christian faith gave her strength and kept her focussed. We also learn of Barbara’s later call to ordained ministry as a chaplain. Barbara hopes that her story will inspire and encourage all who read it to think outside the square and seek to make a difference in the world in which we all live. Post COVID-19, we all have a chance to move forward, working together to address the inequalities which she has seen around the world and here in her country of Aotearoa New Zealand. We cannot make changes alone, but by listening, sharing, building trust, and working in partnership, we can make a difference for all. It’s up to us all. Praise for Purple Hands: “You are in for a riveting read. Expect to laugh a lot and maybe cry a bit. Barbara, one of my former highly valued colleagues in Pakistan, is one of God’s more intrepid and dedicated servants.” Ruth Coggan MB, ChB, FRCOG, OBE, SQA “Every now and then God sends into the world a special person, a high achiever with a great passion for demonstrating Christian work. Barbara is that person.” Rosemary Holt (Fellow aid worker) Duration - 7h 59m. Author - Barbara Walker. Narrator - Elisabeth Easther. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2020 Barbara Walker ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:11
Chapter 1 First the end then the beginning
Duration:00:26:13
Chapter 2 Roots
Duration:00:08:35
Chapter 3 A seed is planted
Duration:00:06:23
Chapter 4 Earning my stripes
Duration:00:10:35
Chapter 5 A rocky start
Duration:00:05:22
Chapter 6 The diameters of the pelvis
Duration:00:02:49
Chapter 7 Friendships
Duration:00:02:48
Chapter 8 I get my directions from god, not man
Duration:00:07:05
Chapter 9 Mission, marriage and me a time to reflect
Duration:00:06:44
Chapter 10 You won't ever make it
Duration:00:03:04
Chapter 11 One door closes, and another opens wide
Duration:00:02:16
Chapter 12 Sakeo one refugee camp, thailand, 1979 baptism of fire
Duration:00:09:11
Chapter 13 Bamboo hospitals in a bamboo city
Duration:00:11:57
Chapter 14 Another happy coincidence
Duration:00:02:38
Chapter 15 Back to the largest bamboo city in the world
Duration:00:02:48
Chapter 16 The boat people desperation, danger and hope
Duration:00:09:56
Chapter 17 Night sisters, rules and restrictions
Duration:00:05:01
Chapter 18 Heat, dust, little water and purple hands
Duration:00:19:27
Chapter 19 Midwifery in somalia what challange can teach us
Duration:00:08:44
Chapter 20 Wind, rain and other acts of nature
Duration:00:02:24
Chapter 21 Christmas in a refugee camp
Duration:00:08:09
Chapter 22 New year's eve in nairobi, 1980
Duration:00:07:56
Chapter 23 More adventures await
Duration:00:04:33
Chapter 24 At the mercy of the banks of africa
Duration:00:03:25
Chapter 25 Up in the air, and in god's hands
Duration:00:10:23
Chapter 26 Farewell somalia, hello calcutta
Duration:00:08:37
Chapter 27 Nepal
Duration:00:04:48
Chapter 28 New directions the world vision disaster response team
Duration:00:12:53
Chapter 29 new culture, New location, new challenges
Duration:00:14:24
Chapter 30 Midwifery on the front line extraordinary circumstances and extraordinary measures
Duration:00:16:03
Chapter 31 Life in bannu
Duration:00:04:29
Chapter 32 Interlude from bannu to ethiopia
Duration:00:28:08
Chapter 33 As kiwi as
Duration:00:28:16
Chapter 34 Back under african skies kenya, 1988
Duration:00:40:22
Chapter 35 Zambia, via sweden & england
Duration:00:05:32
Chapter 36 A fresh beginning
Duration:00:30:15
Chapter 37 Tanzania
Duration:00:38:09
Chapter 38 More challenges to come
Duration:00:22:23
Chapter 39 Three weeks to learn portuguese yeah, right
Duration:00:04:17
Chapter 40 Coming home
Duration:00:14:55
Chapter 41 A time for recognition
Duration:00:11:50
Chapter 42 Sister barbara, you still haven't learnt urdu
Duration:00:04:00
Chapter 43 A new direction
Duration:00:01:28
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:28