A Story About a Native-Californian's Journey to Africa
YOLO COUNTY, Calif., April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Years prior, Carriger was inspired by a book about Mother Teresa which eventually led her to join Wycliffe Bible Translators. The Lord led her on a mission that she never dreamed of and for half a decade she served as a teacher in Niger, Kenya, Tanzania, and Cameroon.
In "Missionary Mama: Tales of Africa and Wycliffe Bible Translators, 2001-2015," by Kathleen L. Carriger, readers are provided with an in-depth look at Carriger's transition from a California homebody to a missionary in Africa.
"A lot of people are fascinated by reading missionary stories and looking for ways to stretch their own faith or they may wonder if they would want to be a missionary," Carriger said. "This book is a real-life story of what that could look like."
Carriger returned to the U.S. where she served at Wycliffe's training base in N.C. There, she eventually joined the Youth and Family Ministries team and worked with families that had served all over the world.
"Missionary Mama" will take readers through the highs and lows of Carriger's adventure as a missionary and will share how she evolved from a wife, mother, and teacher to a woman with a heart for the world.
"Missionary Mama: Tales of Africa and Wycliffe Bible Translators, 2001-2015"
By Kathleen L. Carriger
ISBN: 9781664254947 (softcover); 9781664254961 (hardcover); 9781664254954 (electronic)
Available at WestBow Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the author
Kathleen L. Carriger received her bachelor's degree in English and earned her Elementary School Teaching Credential. Additionally, she holds her combined master's degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education and furthered her preparation by earning her Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certificates. Carriger was raised in a Christian family in the San Francisco Bay Area. She married her military husband at age twenty and they traveled through Europe together while stationed in Germany. She taught for a number of years before she took a break to raise their two sons and during that time her faith broadened. After reading a book about Mother Teresa she committed her future to mission work and thirteen years later she began preparing to become a missionary. During that time she taught elementary and international university students while preparing to move to Africa for five years. After her return she continued to work for the mission organization until her retirement. Carriger currently resides in Yolo County, Calif.
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