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CONTENTS
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EYES OF A FOX
“Steady there, girl,” murmured twelve-year-old Amy Beatrice Carmichael one summer day in 1880 along the Irish Sea.
She patted her pony’s sweaty neck. Its barreled sides were heaving. Although most of the shore was rocky, Amy knew the soft spots well. She had ridden the small animal hard through the sandy patches. She surveyed the rubble-strewn shore to make sure Norman and Ernest weren’t lurking about. They could be ornery to be sure, especially when trying to even the score with Amy for some delicious trick she had pulled on them. They knew Fanny was a frisky pony who had thrown Amy more than once when startled. Confident that her two younger brothers were not nearby, Amy dismounted.
“Nice filly,” she said soothingly.
Amy loved animals, and as she grew older, Amy found herself returning more often to the beach to ride. While the pony rested, Amy examined the tidal pools. The shoreline seemed to be God’s creation in the raw: “plants,” which her father said were really animals, clung to the rocks and swayed in the surging surf; stalk-eyed crabs skittered in the shallow pools left by the retreating tide; mute, blind, deaf clams sent their bubbling breath to the surface of the sand. All these creatures thrived in a sea that appeared chaotic from the distance but on close inspection was clear and teeming with life. As the ocean ebbed and flowed, the creatures moved endlessly to and fro, only to eventually pass out of existence. Could ...
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About Amy Carmichael: Selfless Servant of IndiaFor challenge and encouragement in your Christian life, read the life stories of the Heroes of the Faith. The novelized biographies of this series are inspiring and easy-to-read, ideal for Christians of any age or background. In Amy Carmichael, you’ll get to know the great missionary who rescued many girls of India from horrible abuses—and served nearly six decades without a furlough. Appropriate for readers from junior high through adult, helpful for believers of any background, these biographies encourage greater Christian commitment through the example of heroes like Amy Carmichael.
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