Going to School in Gaza:: Lessons Learned in Thirty Years of Service in the Middle East

In 1985, Paul and Harriet Lawrence packed up all their worldly possessions; picked up their two preschool aged children, Bonnie and Ben, and moved to the Gaza Strip. In response to God’s call on their lives, they had accepted a position for Paul, a registered nurse, to teach in the Baptist School of Allied Health Sciences. Before leaving the U.S.A., they read books about Palestinians and talked to as many people as they could find who had actually been there. Nothing could have prepared them adequately for life in Gaza. Over the next 30 years, God used the people they met and the experiences they had to teach them about following Him and building relationships with others. In Going to School in Lessons Learned in 30 Years of Service in the Middle East they share some of their stories and what they learned. They hope that you will be inspired to examine your own story and what God wants to teach you.