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Updated: July 13, 2025
For days Mary nursed Chief Okurike. She taught one of his wives how to help her. She also told the chief and his family about Jesus. Whenever she could leave the chief for a short time she would talk to the tribe about the Saviour and how He would change their lives if they believed in Him. Day after day Mary prayed for Chief Okurike. At last prayer won out. Chief Okurike got well.
"If Chief Okurike dies, there will be fighting and killing. You will be in great danger," said Chief Edem. "Don't go." Mary knew that if anything happened to her, Chief Edem would go to war against the tribe of Chief Okurike, because she was his guest, and a chief must protect his guest. Mary prayed to God about it. Then she said to Chief Edem, "I am sure that God wants me to go.
All the magic of the witch doctors could not make him better. If he died, many of his wives, slaves and soldiers would be killed to go with him into the spirit-world. A woman from a neighboring village came to the house of Chief Okurike's wives. "You are sad because Chief Okurike is dying," said the woman. "I know someone who can help him. Far away through the jungle at Ekenge lives the white Ma.
"Ma," he said, "we thank you for coming. It is true we shot the young man, the young chief of those who have come to fight us. But it was one man who did it. The whole village was not at fault. Please make peace. Tell us what we must do." Mary looked into the face of the chief. It was Chief Okurike.
Long ago she had made a hard trip through the jungle in pouring rain to help when he was deathly sick. Because of what she had done then, he was now at her feet asking her to make peace. Mary shook hands with Chief Okurike. Then she spoke to his warriors. "Stay where you are," she said. "Some of you find a place where I can sit in comfort. I am hungry. Bring me breakfast.
"We are the men of Chief Okurike," said the men to Chief Edem. "Chief Okurike is very sick. We want the white Ala who lives in your village to come and heal him." "She will say for herself what she will do," said Chief Edem. He sent a man to tell Mary some men from Chief Okurike wanted to see her. Mary came at once to see what was wanted. "Ma," said the men, "Chief Okurike sent us.
"It is because I helped the white Ma. The people say I do not follow the old ways. It is bad to follow new ways. I must be punished. The bad spirit must be burned out." "O God," prayed Mary, "heal this boy and help me to change the wicked heathen ways." A Brave Nurse It was strangely quiet in the village of Chief Okurike. The chief was sick.
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