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Sandra Wagner-Wright
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Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
Literature & Fiction
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It's Against the Rules
After morning prayers, Godubai, Rama's first pupil, tells Rama she wants to be baptized, and Rama doesn't know what to do. Both her Indian and American supporters say the school is for Hindu widows only. No exceptions. Rama bends the rule, by allowing everyone to attend morning prayers. She doesn't expect to convert anyone. Now Godubai wants to convert. If Rama arranges the baptism, Godubai must leave and Rama's sponsors will think she deceived them. But who is Rama to thwart God's plan? Rama never anticipated the crisis unfolding before her. What should she do?
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Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
“Godubai, have you fully considered what you’re asking?”
“You let me come to school here even though I was twenty-four and no longer a child. You persuaded my brother to change his mind and allow me to live at the school. You even paid my father for the loss of my labor. I want to be part of what you’re part of. I want to be Christian.”
I don’t know what to say. It’s against the rules. If Godubai converts, people will think I’m acting like a missionary, that I lied about the purpose of the school. The Ramabai Association and the Advisory Board were very clear. Sharada Sadan is a school for Hindu child widows. Letting them read the Bible was one thing. Allowing them to actually convert was another. But how can I refuse? I myself said I would provide the means, but God must move their hearts. Did God move Godubai’s heart? How could I know? She began twisting her fingers.
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