Florence Nightingale and the Voice She Heard at Embley Park
On February 7, 1837, sixteen-year-old Florence Nightingale sat in the garden of her family's estate at Embley Park in Hampshire, England. In her diary that...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 1 Samuel 3:1-10.
On February 7, 1837, sixteen-year-old Florence Nightingale sat in the garden of her family's estate at Embley Park in Hampshire, England. In her diary that evening, she recorded four words that would shape the rest of her life: "God spoke to me and called me to His service." The problem was, she had no idea what that service was. Her wealthy family expected her to marry well and manage a fine household.…
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