After 12 years in Nigeria, Mary Slessor moved to Okoyong, where she faced her greatest battle. Every death, except by extreme old age, was blamed on sorcery. Witch doctors would name the guilty party, and death would ensue. But when the chief’s eldest son died because a log fell on him, the intrepid Scottish missionary insisted that no one would die. What made her so courageous? Find out on this week’s episode of Pocketing God’s Promises. 

Source: Mary Slessor of Calabar by W. P. Livingstone