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A Full Life: The Adventures of a Christian Aid Worker

A Full Life: The Adventures of a Christian Aid Worker

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ISBN10: 1921589264
ISBN13: 9781921589263
Publisher: Wilkins Farago
Published: Apr 12 2017
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.43 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.25
Language: English

I have witnessed much suffering in my work as a World Vision aid worker but I have been greatly blessed by seeing wonderful results of peoples' lives being transformed by the love and practical aid they have received.

Each country I have worked in has special memories for me ... my time in remote Aboriginal communities of Australia ... Ethiopia was a place of wailing and sadness where mass starvation confronted me everyday ... Kenya was a contrast of laughter and colour where I spent time with Youth With A Mission getting spiritually recharged ... Mozambique was a huge challenge as a health officer responsible for a mind-boggling 40,000 people in 11 villages ... In 1994, after the genocide I worked with World Vision in Rwanda leaving me with a greater understanding of the need for love and forgiveness ... Although the country was still at war, Liberia was a place of reaping the fruits of my labour, seeing the health message effectively reach the village level ...

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