Margaret Nicholl Laird, missionary to the Central African Republic for fifty years, calls Africa the land of miracles. When you've finished this book, you will not only agree with her, but you'll be telling others about the astonishing answers to prayer and the remarkable "coincidences" experienced by this unusual woman. They Called Me Mama is Margaret Nicholl Laird's autobiography, first as a single nurse and then as a married missionary. A big heart and enormous physical stamina helped her envelop the Africans in her love as she taught them to love and trust Christ. In each incident, from allowing a native boy named Kongi to transport her goats from Sibut to Ippy, 300 miles away, to living with her small children in Ippy among a tribe strongly antagonistic to the white man, Margaret learns how trustworthy the Lord is.