When Edith was six months old her mother died, leaving her father with five daughters, a disgrace in the eyes of the community. Twelve years later he was murdered. Edith started school when she was nine, paying for her education by gathering bamboo shoots in the forest and growing coffee. An orphan girl in rural Uganda had two options: to be sold into a multiple marriage or prostitution. Edith prayed, 'Please don't let me be like other girls. And, Lord, if I must marry, let him be a poor man.' Her marriage to David Wakumire has broken many traditions. During Idi Amin's years of terror, Edith did her teacher training in Kampala, while David smuggled bibles into Uganda for Open Doors. Her sister was Amin's secretary. In 1991, after leadership training in Singapore, Edith founded the church-based Uganda Women Concern Ministry. Their volunteers now care for over 11,000 affected by HIV/Aids and sponsor the education of many orphans. In 1998 Kofi Annan presented her with a certificate for her work at the United Nations, New York. Edith now speaks as a world authority on the relationship between Aids, poverty and a woman's place in society. Margaret Spivey has written several books for children. She lived in East Africa for many years and returned to Uganda to learn about Edith's remarkable life. Roz Hime says: This is the story of how one woman, with God's help and an untraditional marriage transformed her life and changes the lives of everyone she meets. If you care about women's rights, education, Aids, Africa, compassion and hope, Edith's story is for you.
This is the shocking story of one little girl, Margaret, whose life began in poverty and violence. She was abandoned at 18 months by her mother who chose to go off with another man after the death of Margaret's 27 year old father from alcoholism. Placed in Australian Government 'care' she experienced the shocking systematic abuse of 'Wards of the State' in institutions such as Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Winberra. Labelled 'a problem child', and 'a psychiatric case' in adolescence, Margaret's ensuing journey took her to the depths of physical, emotional, spiritual and mental abuse at a time when many children simply fell through the cracks and got lost within the Australian welfare system of the 1960's and 1970's. From the bottom of the world, living her life through drugs, alcohol and prostitution, Margaret finally emerged triumphant. This is ultimately a story about hope, and the power of the human spirit.
Explore the delights of helping a child to be creative. Even a young child can blow bubbles, smile, color pictures, dance, clap and plant seeds. The pictures and text make a link between God's creation and the enthusiasm and activities of the child.
Joseph was mummy's pet and daddy's favourite. He was a show-off, a tell-tale. If he had lived in your street, you wouldn't have played with him. But God sees things that nobody else can see - things like courage, kindness and talent. God saw a spoiled brat and made him Governor of all Egypt. He took a trendy teenager and made him a trusted leader.
This is the fourth in a range of books which set out to help 7-11s see individual books of the Bible as a whole, rather than as fragmented pieces of a jigsaw which never quite fits together.
This text offers an imaginative and vibrant approach to the message and story of the Bible. Each unit begins with a retelling of a selected story, designed to be read to aloud in assemblies, the classroom, church groups or family services. It then explores the story in depth through the five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste and smell, using practical exercises to bring the story alive.
This first collection of Margaret Mead's personal correspondence creates a vivid and intimate portrait of an American icon--with a foreword by Mead's daughter, Mary Catherine Bateson.
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Why would a mother make her own child feel worthless and unwanted? All her life, Little Margaret had wondered why her mother didn't love her. No matter how hard she tried, she could never please her. The harder she tried, the worse things got. She never knew that there was deep-rooted reason for her animosity a secret that Little Margaret mustn't know and didn't know until it's too late. When she begins to probe the past, a harsh discovery makes her realize that no secret is ever worth its price What is this secret that you Don't Tell Little Margaret? Please also visit www.webreeds.com
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