One thousand wells : how an audacious goal taught me to love the world instead of save it
Title:
One thousand wells : how an audacious goal taught me to love the world instead of save it
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ISBN:
9781501107436
Edition:
First Howard Books hardcover edition.
Physical Description:
xviii, 265 pages, [8] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
The world opens out. Union Square ; She breathes the air and flies away ; Taking on a mountain ; Finding shelter ; The day I met Bill ; A culture of whatever ; The boy who was dusk ; The risk of yes ; Something better ; Sailboat, sailboat, sailboat ; "There's a girl on the bus?" ; Promising not to promise ; Secrets of change ; The Six Flags miracle -- Coming together. Fundraising by Harambee ; A bridge of water ; Image bearers ; Daughter of Lwala ; The view from the clouds ; Learning what love requires -- Slowly by slowly. We cannot bring the rain ; A hero can be hard to find ; Fool's errand ; The third way ; All the good that you will do ; One thousand wells.
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Summary:
Describes how as a recent graduate she partnered with Grammy Award-winning band Jars of Clay to create a nonprofit to provide health care and clean water to HIV-affected regions in Africa.
