Grace at the Garbage Dump: Making Sense of Mission in the Twenty-First Century - Softcover

Zink, Jesse A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1610976134 ISBN 13: 9781610976138

Publisher: Cascade Books, 2012

Synopsis

Like many young people in his generation, Jesse Zink had long been eager to work overseas and make the world a better place. As a missionary working in a shantytown community in South Africa, he found all that and much more-in demanding, unexpected, and surprising ways. Grace at the Garbage Dump takes readers with Jesse through his years in South Africa: struggling with AIDS patients to get life-saving drugs, coaching women through a micro-credit program, and teaching preschool students to sing (and dance) to "Johnny B. Goode" It's a story that leads us to a deeper understanding of our world and is at once hopeful and uplifting while also being credible and serious. The headlines are dominated by disaster and despair but young people remain passionate about service to the least among us. Grace at the Garbage Dump is an invigorating call to respond to the difficulties of our time with an active and engaged faith. Whether you end up at the local soup kitchen or halfway around the world, you'll be challenged to seek God's grace in even the most adverse circumstances.

About this title

About the Author

Jesse Zink is ordained in the Episcopal Church and a student at Yale Divinity School. In addition to being a missionary, he's also been an ambulance driver, news reporter, and DJ.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610976134
• ISBN 13: 9781610976138
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 182