Known throughout Kolkata as the “Angel with a Bushy Beard,” Major Dudley Gardiner poured out his life for the gospel and for the people he loved. Day after day, he stood on swollen, cracked, and bleeding feet to feed the hungry—both physically and spiritually. Beneath his thick beard lay the scars of torture suffered at the hands of enemy captors, marks he carried quietly as he served with unwavering compassion.
Through blistering heat, exhausting days, and relentless need, Major Gardiner labored until the Lord called him home on May 15, 1981. His life remains a powerful testimony of endurance, humility, and Christlike sacrifice.
This book invites you to step into his story. Read the reflections of his friend and fellow veteran, Dr. J. Royce Thomason, Founder of The Voice in the Wilderness
, and walk the streets of Calcutta through the day‑by‑day missions journal of Dr. Ronnie Williamson, evangelist and author.
