Wrapped in Furs
Adventures in Mission and Ministry in
Canada's Northwest Territories
Sarah J. Gaetz
A M E M O I R
In her memoir, Sarah J. Gaetz provides a glimpse into the early years of the Town of Hay River, Northwest Territories. She and her husband, Rev. Ken Gaetz, moved to this new community in 1949 across the river from the Dene Native village, to establish the first Pentecostal mission in Canada’s Arctic. The mission expanded into the medical field with the founding of a nursing station and then a fully accredited active treatment centre, the H. H. Williams Memorial Hospital. Her memoir, Wrapped in Furs, offers an uplifting account of adventures from a woman’s perspective involving families, relationships, love and loss, as well as a strong faith that sustained and deepened those experiences.
Sarah Gaetz, wrapped in furs – on the inside – of her coat she made in 1950 to combat the northern winters.
Announcing the publication of a northern memoir. . .
Sarah J. Gaetz, Wrapped in Furs: Adventures in Mission and Ministry in Canada's Northwest Territories.
October, 2015
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* 244 pages
* 218 photographs (colour, black and white)
* colour map
* bibliography
Ken and Sarah Gaetz are pictured, above, in front of the newly completed Hay River Chapel in 1950. Sarah is wearing her "inside-out" parka with the dog team carry-all in at their feet.
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(Back cover)