The Indomitable Gertrude Green

Have you no fear at all, Gertrude? Betsy demanded.Yes, I do, responded the feisty 11-year-old. But not much."That was Gertrudeheadstrong, confident, and opinionated! Her mother, Lena, sure that her oldest daughter would be somebody famous, encouraged Gertrude to follow her dreams and taught her to be self-disciplined and industrious.And no, Gertrude wasnt afraid of much. Nursing school with its long hours and hard work didnt faze her. Carrying the workload of two or three people didnt bother her. Accepting a call to China as a missionary nurse in 1936 . . . well, she was understandably bewildered at first, but certainly not frightened. Challenging an arrogant Japanese soldier, single-handedly running a hospital, and confronting the spoiled wife of a high-ranking general were peanuts compared to the one fear that brought the unstoppable Gertrude Green to her knees.