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OverviewIn the beginning, in 1973, when a young couple met at a seminary in the city of Boston, during a time of great racial tension over an issue called bussing, they dared to share a dream and the dream was about faith, progress, unity, love and sustainable development in Africa. She trained in education, her Canadian husband schooled in medicine. They would return to the Ugandan paradise island of her youth in Lake Victoria only to discover that beauty hid the beast; that an interracial couple, white and black and their Ancient Orthodox faith would cause a spark which turned verdant fields into flames of conflict. Truths would be told and taboos would be broken. Courage would be unveiled and passions uncovered. This story is about the glue that maintained the vision until time, politics and war wore it away. It is also about survival and rebirth and the ultimate seeds which gave birth to a new crop of hopes. What are you looking at old man? the young doctor queried. The elder was looking into a rotten log. I am seeing the face of God, he smiled standing up, allowing the doctor to see the sun kissed orchid. The face of God, he said, and so it was, for their five years on Bukasa island uncovered the weaknesses and strengths of this couple and the community around them. That they would fail was inevitable, but that they would survive in a real and mystical way was the hidden treasure.... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gerasimos I KambitesPublisher: FriesenPress Imprint: FriesenPress Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9781460245026ISBN 10: 1460245024 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 05 September 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |