Description:
When Indiana farm boy Ernie Steury uttered a prayer in 1948, he could never have imagined how God would use him to build one of the most successful medical mission facilities in the world at Tenwek in Kenya.
Brief description: A New York Times bestselling author, veteran journalist, and former editor of Campus Life Magazine, Gregg Lewis has 70+ books to his credit asa freelance author/co-author including-a book on the persecuted church around the world entitled The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected with Nik Ripken; Tom Landry: An Autobiography; Take the Risk with Dr. Ben Carson, plus You Have a Brain: Dr. Carson's Teen Guide to T.H.I.N.K.B.I.G and a couple Amazon best-selling young reader versions of Ben Carson's life story Gifted Hands: A Revised Kids Edition and the children's print version which accompanied the 2009 TNT made-for-TV-movie Gifted Hands. As co-author on two additional CMDA-related titles, Gregg wrote: Jesus M.D.: A Doctor Examines the Great Physician with Dr. David Stevens; and an autobiography, A Better Way: The Surprising Way to a Complete Life with the late Dr. Peter E. Dawson, widely considered the most famous dentist in the world.Gregg and his wife (favorite editor, and sometimes co-author) Deborah Shaw Lewis parented five grown children and now boast nine grandchildren. Their one and only daughter, Lisette Lewis Dill taught the missionary kids of Tenwek Hospital staff for three years and contributed some of the pictures in this book.
Review Quotes:
"I am proud to have known Ernie and grateful to have called him my friend. For me he was, and always will be, a true model of Christian servanthood. My prayer is that God will use his story to impact many more for a life of service to the King."
from Foreword by FRANKLIN GRAHAM
"Ernie's is a compelling story with themes that grip your heart. His humility, faithfulness, and dedication to evangelism inspire and convict."
--DAVID L. STEVENS, M.D., M.A. (Ethics), Chief Executive Officer Emeritus
Chrisian Medical & Dental Associations