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The Stories of Arthur King and Christine Iverson Bennett

鈥淗ere is a heart-warming and soul-touching story of personal calling and mission endeavor, world travel and geography, history and politics, human frailty and profound resilience, and clashing empires, cultures, and religions. Having grown up in the Bennetts鈥� Arabian Mission, I am intimately aware that their work has saved tens of thousands of lives and made a profound contribution to humanity鈥檚 well-being.鈥�
鈥擯aul Heusinkveld, author of Elephant Baseball: A Missionary Kid鈥檚 Tale

鈥淐hristine Iverson Bennett has here provided a detailed account of her grandparents鈥� lives through a wealth of letters, diaries, biographies and photographs, preserved all these years, that show not only their courage and dedication but also the land and people they served and reveal their own personal thoughts on their calling, work, accomplishments, and shortcomings.鈥�
鈥擟harles Gosselink, author of On Ashar Creek: The Story of a Missionary Family

With a Bible in one hand and a medical bag in the other, Dr. Arthur King Bennett was one of the pioneer missionaries of the Reformed Church in Ottoman Mesopotamia. He was joined at the Lansing Memorial Hospital in the port city of Basra by his wife-to-be Dr. Christine Iverson. This remarkable couple served all comers, regardless of nationality, social status or ability to pay.

Their tales are unforgettable. From surviving the tempest-tossed Atlantic as impoverished Danish immigrants to carving a life out on the Great Plains, from being captured by pirates to racing through river-rapids with a band of thieves hot on their tail, these accounts are as inspiring as they are unnerving. Through it all, their deep sense of calling is powerful and sustaining. Sadly, the vicissitudes of World War I brought their mission careers to an early and tragic end.