Lay Down Your Guns
One Doctor's Battle for Hope and Healing In the Honduran Wild West
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Publisher Description
How does Dr. Amanda Madrid's faith help her overcome violence and fear after dangerous drug cartels attack the jungle clinics she has established? How will she achieve her desire to bring hope and healing to the wounded and suffering people in the mountains of Central Honduras?
In Honduras' "Wild West" mountain jungles, Amanda Madrid found her calling as a medical doctor to poor farmers.
When she was a young girl, Amanda prayed a prayer asking God to help her serve the rest of her life as a doctor. When her father rejected her dream and calling, eighteen- year-old Amanda struck out alone to enter medical school in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Her work as a medical officer, international consultant, and director of a multi- national Christian medical group called Predisan could have resulted in prestigious luxury for her. Instead, she became a medical missionary in her own country; her faithfulness to her prayer as a little girl led Dr. Madrid to the mountains on horseback and prepared her for the biggest challenge of her life.
When a drug cartel captures a Predisan clinic in the jungle, Dr. Madrid goes toe to toe with the cartel's paid mercenaries--she in her signature red high heels and wielding prayer, the soldiers in their combat boots and brandishing AK-47s.
This is the compelling story of a Honduran doctor heartbroken about the many killings and bad medicine of the drug cartels. Can the same kind of love and prayer she gives her patients also cause these violent men to lay down their guns?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Taylor (High Places), an Oklahoma pastor and writer who reviews books for PW, chronicles the life, faith, and adventures of Dr. Amanda Madrid, an indigenous Honduran missionary doctor. Following the fierce female philanthropist as she faces gender inequality, drug-related violence, and questions about her calling, the narrative moves between the past, with scenes from Madrid's childhood, and her recent history. All the while, the account offers insights into her robust faith and divine calling to serve addicts, confront drug cartels, and work with Hondurans in need who live in areas reminiscent of America's Wild West. The book unfolds slowly and gets mired in the mundane at times, but picks up with riveting tales of the doctor's bold heroism in the face of adversity. While the slower parts fail to engage, they still provide context and insight into Honduran family life and culture and are bookended by stories of justice and bravery on the part of Madrid and her compatriots. Those interested in medical missions, Central American culture, justice issues, or a narrative biography of a courageous Christian woman will find the book worth reading.
