Springs of Hope
The memoirs of Canon Diana WittsThe late Diana Witts was drawn to Africa by the snow-capped mountains on the Equator. Once there she experienced a call that led her to share her life with Maasai in Kenya, with impoverished villagers in Zaire and with shattered communities in war-torn Sudan. In the most dire situations she met those who faced their suffering with faith, courage and hope. For her they became 'springs of hope'.
Diana was an innovator, from the time she took on the job of introducing girls to Gordonstoun School, to the time when she became the first woman General Secretary of CMS. Over those years she gained a wide perspective on world mission, travelling extensively. She thus brings together, in this lively and compelling memoir, rare insights into village life in Africa with perceptions drawn from the richness of the world church.
'A remarkable woman, never happier than when in the front line of the struggle for the spreading of the gospel and for a just society in Africa and throughout the world.' - Simon Barrington-Ward