About Amy Carmichael
Amy Carmichael (1867–1951) was
a Protestant Christian missionary in India who opened an orphanage and founded
a mission in Dohnavur. In many ways she was an unlikely candidate for
missionary work since she suffered neuralgia, a disease of the nerves that made
her whole body weak and achy and often put her in bed for weeks on end. Commissioned
by the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society, she found her lifelong
vocation in India. Much of her work was with young ladies, some of whom were
saved from forced prostitution. The organization she founded was the Dohnavur
Fellowship, which became a place of sanctuary for more than 1,000 children who
would otherwise have faced a bleak future. In an effort to respect Indian culture,
members of the organization wore Indian dress, and the children were given
Indian names. She herself dressed in Indian clothes, dyed her skin with coffee,
and often traveled long distances on India’s hot, dusty roads to save a single
child. In 1931, she was badly injured and remained bedridden much of the time
until her death. She asked that no stone be put over her grave, so the children
she had cared for put a bird bath over it with the inscription “Amma,” which
means mother in the Tamil. She served in India for more than half a century before
her death and wrote many books about her work there.
About Anne Flosnik
Anne Flosnik, a seasoned audiobook narrator, has over four hundred titles to her credit and several awards and distinctions, including AudioFile Earphones Awards, a USA Today Recommended Listening selection, an AudioFile “Best Narration of the Year” selection in 2009, and the American Library Association’s Special Services to Children Award. She has also been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She is an award-winning British actress with lead credits on stage, on television, and in commercials and voice-overs.