Adventures in Faith: A Reflection on My Life in Africa

Nancy Wooddell Warlick grew up in West Virginia. She knew from a young age that God was calling her to become a missionary, and specifically to become a missionary in what was then the Belgian Congo. With her husband, Bill Warlick, she served as a Presbyterian mission worker based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (renamed Zaire in 1971) and later in Zimbabwe, living out her calling in a number of African countries. Nancy became a witness before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to the crisis unfolding in Zaire. From hilarious family adventures with her three children to heart-warming and heart-breaking tales of vulnerable children on the streets of Africa, she looks back on a life of joy, serving the God she loves. Nancy Warlick has written a fascinating and inspirational book about a lifetime career centered around mission in sub-Saharan Africa, and the impressive role of Nancy Warlick in the center of that story. I had the privilege of working closely with Nancy in various chapters of that story and am grateful for the many ways that the Holy Spirit working through Nancy was able to stand up to principalities and powers (as was the case in the Congo and Zimbabwe) and to show forth a heart of love and compassion through so many ministries in country after country in Southern Africa. Reading this book will renew your passion for God’s work around the world, and I recommend it to you.

– Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk Emeritus Presbyterian Church (USA)