Buttermilk Skies: The Missionary Lives of James and Georgie Teel

In the late 1940’s, James Teel had a decision to make. As a young college student working part time in the hospital, he was on the path to becoming a Baptist pastor and, as he envisioned it, probably in a small county seat somewhere in Texas. However, being around the medical world, he also felt the urge to become a doctor. As he gazed out on buttermilk skies from the rooftop at work one night, he prayed for guidance. It was there on the rooftop that a decision was made. Georgie Lee Williams was already preparing for a future serving God on the mission field. She had sensed God’s call early in her life and was focused on following it. Buttermilk Skies is the inspiring account of how they met, married, had children, and encountered life’s ups and downs in varying cultures. Complete with the Teels’ letters, writings, and poems, it is their compelling life story about living with adversity, acceptance, tragedy, triumph, humor, forgiveness and faith.