by Judy Steel
Allan has always walked this journey with me and without him there would be no book at all. I would never have lasted the distance without his love, encouragement and reassurance.
Finally I must thank the precious people of Najjanankumbi for their acceptance of this mzungu who arrived in their midst, not knowing anything about them or their culture. I have been richly blessed by their love, teachings and friendship.
About the Authors
JUDY STEEL was a nurse for over 30 years. When she is not working in Africa she lives with her husband in the seaside village of Port Elliot, 80 kilometres south of Adelaide. In 2006 she was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for her work in Uganda. This is her first book.
MICHAEL SEXTON is a journalist for The 7:30 Report and in 2008 he was named South Australian Journalist of the Year.
To find out more about UACO
please go to our website
www.uaco.org.au
Our website contains lots of information about how we started, what we do and how you can support our work. There are also links to our newsletters and to reflections written by people who have visited us in Uganda.
If you don’t have access to the internet, our contact details are:
Uganda Australia Christian Outreach
Westbourne Park Uniting Church
27 Sussex Terrace
HAWTHORN SA 5062
Copyright
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First published in Australia in 2009
This edition published in 2011
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Copyright © Judy Steel 2009
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing–in–Publication data:
Steel, Judy, 1943–
Mama Jude: an Australian nurse’s extraordinary other life in Africa / Judy Steel, Michael Sexton.
1st ed.
ISBN: 978-0-7333-2478-9 (pbk.)
ISBN: 978-0-7304-9609-0 (epub)
Steel, Judy, 1943-
Nurses – Australia – Biography.
Nurses – Uganda – Biography.
Medical care – Uganda.
Uganda – Social conditions.
Sexton, Michael (Michael Dean), 1964–
610.73092
All photos courtesy Judy Steel and UACO
