Author: Linda K. Thomas
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440191468
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Linda Thomas expected that when she grew old, she'd be a quaint little grandmathe kind that sits in a rocking chair and knits blankets for new grandbabies. But God and her husband had other ideas: Africa! This is Linda's story of her first four years working in Africa as a missionary. In this narrative, uniquely told through letters to her granddaughters, Linda shares how she stumbles into adventures most grandmas could not imaginea hippo charges her, a Maasai elder spits at her, and a baboon poops in her breakfast. As she faithfully answers Gods callingand its challengesshe recounts both hilarious and frightful incidents, joys and heartaches, answered prayers, and those God seemed to leave unanswered. While drinking tea from a pot cleaned with cows urine, suffering through an embarrassing breast exam, and narrowly escaping a carjacking by a murderer wielding an assault rifle, Linda falls in love with Africa, its people, and the work God presented her. Grandmas Letters from Africa is a chronicle of Gods heart, His delightful creativity, and His amazing power to help those in need.
Author: Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux
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Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Author: Voltaire
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Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Author: George Gordon Byron Baron Byron
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Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Author: Robert Baillie (Principal of the University of Glasgow.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Author: Robert Baillie
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 662
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Author: Voltaire
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Languages : en
Pages : 690
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Author: Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux
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Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Author: Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Author: Leon Kukkuk
Publisher: FLF Press
ISBN: 1891855670
Category : Angola
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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"War in Angola lasted intermittently for more than forty years. After a failed attempt at peace from 1994 to 1998 a full scale conventional war broke out again at the end of 1998. This marked the end of a United Nations attempt, lasting more than twelve years, to make peace in this country. It was one of the first big UN missions after the Cold War and turned into a spectacular and expensive failure. Throughout this last "War for Peace" from 1998-2002 the author lived and worked in Huambo, at the epicentre of the war, implementing a United Nations project. This project, poorly planned initially, was restructured locally and achieved considerable successes before finally succumbing to UN incompetence that saw two thirds of its funding disappear and degenerated into a web of lies, excuses and accusations as the UN refused to provide an explanation to donors, the Angolan government and people, project staff and the press of what went wrong and why."--Back cover.
