Ida Scudder: Missionary Doctor

Ida Scudder: Missionary Doctor is a biography of Dr. Ida Sophia Scudder, a woman who served God faithfully as a medical missionary in India. Ida Scudder was born in Ranipet, India but promised herself she would never return as a missionary like her parents. India was a place of spiders, snakes, sickness, and death. But when her mother becomes ill, Ida is forced to return. As she grows to love the people of India, Dr. Ida sees that her dreams of a comfortable life wearing beautiful dresses are nothing compared to the plans God has for her life.

Ida Scudder’s biography shows how one woman’s faithfulness to God’s calling can impact a whole nation.