The Girl with Special Shoes
Miracles Don’t Always Look Like You’d Expect
Hilda’s family didn’t know she had muscular dystrophy. They just knew their preschooler was losing her ability to walk. But they were determined to find a cure.
Being disabled in Cameroon meant not only obstacles to transport, but visits to diviners and evangelists, threats of sexual assault, discrimination, and a crisis of faith. Despite the hardship Hilda has faced, her family’s unwavering support and God’s unwavering grace have helped her persevere to become a national broadcaster. Her inspiring triumph over adversity will give you hope, no matter how dark your trials. Walk a mile in Hilda’s shoes and learn how: She lost her mobility and found her purpose. A gutsy girl broke the glass ceiling of disability. People saw her broken body, but God saw a worthy vessel. She and her family searched for healing, but God had other plans. She didn’t need to stand to be outstanding. God was on the move when she was stuck. Her hope overcame hardship.
The Girl with Special Shoes is the witty and heartfelt story of a family’s sacrificial love and a God who refashions pain into purpose.
- Opening Credits
- Dedication
- The Walk to School
- Foreword
- Chapter 1: The Gift of Family
- Chapter 2: Daydreams and Nightmares
- Chapter 3: Houses of Healing
- Chapter 4: Fountain of Knowledge
- Chapter 5: Strange New World
- Chapter 6: New Shoes
- Chapter 7: A Big Girl
- Chapter 8: Miracles
- Chapter 9: Higher Ground
- Chapter 10: Papa
- Chapter 11: Ghost Town
- Chapter 12: Independence
- Chapter 13: Docta
- Chapter 14: Rites of Passage
- Chapter 15: Needy
- Chapter 16: Despair
- Chapter 17: Books and the Author
- Chapter 18: Vising Aunty Jane
- Chapter 19: Dreams Deferred
- Chapter 20: The University of Buea
- Chapter 21: Faith
- Chapter 22: Graduation and Beyond
- Chapter 23: Unwelcome
- Chapter 24: The Courage to Wait
- Chapter 25: Pillars
- Chapter 26: Microphone Queen
- Chapter 27: New Horizons
- Chapter 28: Joni
- Afterword
- Closing Credits
