Ruth Stull

From the book flap:

"Here is the absorbing story of missionary adventure in the jungles of Peru. The Campa Indians, inhabitants of this out=of-the-way corner of the world, are as mysterious and as wild as the creeping crawling jungle in which they struggle for existence. Dauntless courage, infinite patience, and boundless sympathy on the part of the author and her doctor-husband helped to draw back the veil of ignorance and superstition that darkened the natives' minds and paralyzed their souls. Many obstacles, including cruel, vindictive pagan deities, had to be overcome before the Strulls could persuade the Campas that they might become children of the Heavenly Father and that fanged death in the jungle need not be the end. The author writes with a keen sense of the great drama of her experiences. This book is missionary adventure and biography; but it is also a book of travel, a book of exploration, a book which includes colorful descriptions of mountains, rivers, jungles, and natives. The author writes of the sand at her feet and of the stars overhead. Miracles happen. SOMEONE stops a train, brings a boat, sends a plane. And the Gospel spreads among the people. Light comes into their minds, hope dawns in their faces, and the shadows of superstition flee away.… (más)