Have a Little Faith: Fixing Broken Childhoods In The Philippines - Softcover

Gomez, Lesley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857215043 ISBN 13: 9780857215048

Publisher: Monarch Books, 2014

Synopsis

Lesley's heart was broken at 22 by the hopelessness in the faces of little children struggling to survive extreme poverty in the Philippines. She had volunteered from England as a nurse for six months. Now, with her husband Peter (a Filipino pastor) she has devoted her life to serving the poor, venturing into dire situations to rescue child prostitutes, criminals, addicts and the homeless. This book tells their stories, and through them the story of God's amazing ways as Lesley established Life And More Abundant Ministries, a charity for the relief of poverty, and Lama House, a residential home for abandoned, neglected or abused boys. The book is filled with graphic accounts: A violent gangster made tender; a suicidal addict snatched from the brink; a teenage daughter sold into prostitution; tragedy on a colossal scale in the great earthquake that hit Luzon. There are many horror stories, but again and again they are turned around for good.

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Review:

"If you ever doubted that Jesus Christ is alive and well, and active in his world today, Have A Little Faith! You will laugh and cry, rejoice and wonder at the grace of God." -- Dr Steve Brady, Principal, Moorlands College, Christchurch, UK "I know you will enjoy this account of what God has chosen to do through an ordinary but extraordinary girl." -- Jackie Pullinger "Have a Little Faith reads like the Acts of the Apostles." -- Noel Proctor

About the Author:

Lesley Gomez left England at 22 to serve as a missionary in the Philippines. Today she and her husband Peter run LAMA, a charity and safe house for the abandoned boys of the streets.

About this edition

• Publisher: Monarch Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0857215043
• ISBN 13: 9780857215048
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328