Bøker av Ruth Hartley

One day, Jesus told His disciples, "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name ofthe Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I havecommanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age" (Matt 28:19-20). Withthose words He launched the Great Commission. This is the story of Ruth Hartley, a woman who hasfaithfully answered that call. Hailing from a small country town, she went from studying religiouseducation in high school, to the quiet hallways of a convent, in service to God as a nun. Then to WarnerRobins, Georgia, as a Nurse's Aide, caring for the sick and injured. For there is still much work to bedone. Come and visit with her among the pages of this book as she reflects upon a life in God's service.Ruth invites you, in the words of the psalmist, "Come and see what the LORD has done!"

Two children make a perilous journey through the heart of modern and magical Africa to save their parents' farm in the Green Valley from drought and climate change. Kambili and the drought arrive in a whirlwind of dust into the lives of CHIPO, an eleven-year-old girl with a special gift, and her brother, CHIBWE. Without rain, the family can't grow food. so the children run away to find Makemba, the Wise Woman in the Evergreen Forest who can teach them how to keep their valley green. They are kidnapped by criminals but escape and have extraordinary adventures as they journey to find Makemba and then take her magical river water to save the Valley and end the drought.

Heart of Darkness and Lust for Life collide as the Cold War in Africa gets hot. Lara, the artist, loves both Oscar, a suave, older entrepreneur, and owner of the Tin Heart Gold Mine and Tim, a journalist seeking truth.