The Voice in the Hampshire Garden
On February 7, 1837, sixteen-year-old Florence Nightingale sat in the garden of her family's estate at Embley Park and heard what she later described as...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 1:26-38.
On February 7, 1837, sixteen-year-old Florence Nightingale sat in the garden of her family's estate at Embley Park and heard what she later described as the voice of God calling her to His service. She wrote four precise words in her diary: "God spoke to me." The call made no earthly sense. Florence was the daughter of one of England's wealthiest families.…
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