Lenka S. reviewed on 12/18/2020 + 829 more book reviews

This is an touching story of one girl (barely a woman at 18) gave up everything in her normal life in Mid West USA, and went to live in Uganda AFRICA. Eventually opening her heart and her modest home to 14 girls which she fostered (through adoption). She established a non-profit organization that collected funds inUSA, and provided food, medical attention, and schooling for 400+ children. She did all this and more because she felt called to do Good work, and did not questioned her calling. It is well written. The chapters have a nice flow to them, the people are fascinating and the stories grab you by your heart.

Now having said that, I should also note that she has no skill in money management, and does not balance her ministry funds in any way. This causes considerable problems. Her reliance on "God will provide" is though charming, very unrealistic, and unsustainable. It makes her work look more like sheer luck than the hard times that she is facing.

It should also be noted that his book is part memoir, part travel diary, and is religousy (not a valid word but fitting description). It is not quite preachy, as she does not tell the reader what to do with their lives (quite the opposite, she notes she has no right to do so). But as the young woman is bit obsessive about her faith, it projects into the book, quite a bit. She almost seems to have the PK (preachers kid) syndrome. But even so, the book is enjoyable read, even if one does skip over the Godly paragraphs (as I have).

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