A Clay Pot Named Hazel

A mission in the mountainous Congo rainforest near the end of WWII seems an unlikely place to raise five children, but Leigh Parcel and her husband Leonard served there twenty years, even living as refugees in Rwanda and Burundi during two years of political turmoil. The desire to introduce a loving God to people who feared and tried to appease bad gods and evil spirits made worthwhile the tropical diseases and insects, primitive roads, tribal tensions, scary travel mishaps, and separation from older children. Travels in Africa, Israel and Europe by land, air and sea were part of the adventure. Covering 101 years, this story tells of a life given early to Jesus Christ and the experiences that followed that decision.