Only Paralyzed from the Neck Down: The Life and Ministry of Tom BrewsterParalyzed in a diving accident at the age of 18, Tom Brewster nevertheless became one of the world's foremost missionary strategists. Along with his wife and son, Tom traveled to some of the most remote parts of the world challenging missionaries with strategies of involvement, relevance, and servanthood. |
Contents
Early Life | 3 |
The Accident | 17 |
Learning to Cope | 27 |
A Shattered Vessel | 38 |
Betty SueA True Servant | 47 |
The Ministry and the Message | 57 |
Ministry Foundations | 59 |
Making the Gospel Make Sense | 72 |
The Last Lap | 207 |
Operation Homegoing | 222 |
The Making of a ManLessons of a Life | 233 |
A Wheelchair with an Attitude | 235 |
The Explorer | 248 |
A Giving Lifestyle | 265 |
In Faith Lieth Acceptance | 279 |
My Total Reason for Being Here | 292 |
LAMP | 95 |
Ive Never Been So Fulfilled in All My Life | 108 |
Bonding and the Missionary Task | 122 |
Insights and Heartaches | 135 |
Toms Spiritual Journey | 155 |
Identification with the Poor | 180 |
Servants among the Poor | 194 |
Appendix A | 299 |
Appendix B | 303 |
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About the Author 311 | |
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