Abstract:

A Calling to Care is the inspiring story of 55 year-old Grace Stanley, a nurse who left her home and prestigious career behind to answer a calling halfway around the world in Karachi, Pakistan. A calling to teach nursing to local women, but in a strict Muslim culture that forbids women to touch men, this is no easy task. However, Grace challenges her own values and belief systems to find common ground with her students, helping them to excel and feel respect for themselves in a culture that doesn't respect them. Whether painting henna on their hands, swimming fully-clothed in the ocean, or marching bravely with them on International Women's Day, Grace bonds with her students in a very special way, and ultimately discovers how the West can learn a lot more from the ´Third World' than she ever thought.