Pastor Mike and Sally Megginson supported and loved Rudy for many years as their own son. In 2016, Rudy and his sister moved to Costa Rica to live with them, where they were serving as missionaries. Sally is a retired school teacher. She and her husband have three grown children and six grandchildren. They reside in Fairhope, Alabama.
Mary Purvis raised Rudy four years in Rabinal, Baja Verapaz. She has authored two other books, one in Spanish and a children’s book, Baby Hummingbirds: A True Story. She continues to live in Guatemala. Mary has four grown children and eight grandchildren all living in the USA.
Raising Rudy
A Seemingly Insignificant Guatemalan Boy
by Sally Duck Megginson and Mary Haring Purvis
Raising Rudy
A Seemingly Insignificant Guatemalan Boy
by Sally Duck Megginson and Mary Haring Purvis
Published Dec 09, 2020
129 Pages
Genre: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Adoption & Fostering
Book Details
ONE SMALL BOY, ONE BIG DIFFERENCE
While on a mission trip to Guatemala, Missions Pastor Mike Megginson meets Rudy, a three-year-old boy who has been abandoned and abused. In spite of it all, though, Rudy is still loving and trusting, with a big heart and an even bigger sense of humor. Pastor Mike, his wife Sally, and fellow missionary Mary Haring Purvis become determined to provide Rudy with a safe home and a loving family—no matter what.
This seemingly small, insignificant boy living in a remote mountain village would become the catalyst for something bigger than anyone could have imagined. Across three countries—Guatemala, Costa Rica, and the United States—Rudy would challenge and shape the hearts and souls of those who loved him. By Raising Rudy, his friends, teachers, and family members would bring to life God’s purpose for themselves, their ministries, and one very special child.
Through the laughter and the heartache, the joy and the sorrow, the triumph and the tragedy—one little boy would change everything.
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