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Gerald L. Miller, M. D. (1937–present) is a well-known Mennonite medical missionary who worked with the Eastern Mennonite Missions board to save hundreds of lives in Somalia in the years 1971-1972. Miller also found himself convicted and later acquitted of the murder of a government official in a high-profile case during his time in Somalia.〔Miller, Gerald L. with Shari Miller Wagner. ''A Hundred Camels: A Mission Doctor’s Sojourn and Murder Trial in Somalia''. Telford, Pennsylvania: Cascadia Publishing, 2009. Print.〕 ==Background== Miller’s background in the Mennonite church influenced his service and played a major role in the murder trial. Miller grew up in Shipshewana, Indiana. There, he learned about his Mennonite faith at his church where they shared some of his relatives’ missionary experiences. Miller continued his schooling at Goshen College and later received his doctorate from Indiana School of Medicine. Miller opened his own medical practice in Markle, Indiana, and started a family with wife Mary. Miller and his family moved to Somalia in 1971. Miller served as a doctor at the Jamama Mennonite Hospital from 1971 to 1972 and lived with his family in Moagdishu, Somalia. While he was there, Miller was the only American doctor in Somalia, and was one of a few non-Somalian doctors.〔〔http://emm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141:pioneer-missionary-to-somalia-wilbert-lind-dies-the-somalia-challenge-continues&catid=109:news-and-stories-north-america&Itemid=124〕 During this time, Miller was charged with the murder of Hussein Sadad Hassan. Miller plead “not guilty” on August 25, 1971, and was cleared of all charges before he and his family returned to the United States.〔 Miller also worked with his daughter, Shari Miller Wagner, and wrote A Hundred Camels, published by Cascadia Publishing House in 2009. The book details the time Miller and his family served in Somalia before and during the trial. Miller now lives in Westfield, Indiana, with his family and has retired from the medical profession. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerald Miller (missionary)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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