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I Am That Child
Changing Hearts and Changing the World
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What happens when three American women put their faith into action in a developing nation? In I Am That Child, Episcopal priest Elizabeth Rankin [Geitz] proves that cross-cultural relationships among people of faith can change our world…one person at a time.
Elizabeth welcomes readers to join her pilgrimage to an orphanage in Cameroon, sharing both humorous and gut-wrenching wisdom from leaders and children who struggle against AIDS, global poverty and sexism. Along the way, she and readers take a hard look at race and cultural privilege and find hope for reconciliation back home.
#1 on Amazon in African Studies for two months
“Elizabeth Rankin [Geitz]’s odyssey to a Cameroon orphanage yields profound insights into AIDS, criminalization of HIV, and racial and gender discrimination—not to mention a narrative that is as breath-taking as it is inspiring.”
– John Berendt
Author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
“Elizabeth takes us into a brilliant world – one seldom seen through Western eyes. If you see this world, I predict two things. First, you will not look away. Lastly, you will discover here courage and perseverance.”
– Michael Battle
Author of Ubuntu: I in You and You in Me
“The stories unfold in short, lively chapters and take the reader on a fascinating tour. Elizabeth writes lucidly and engagingly of her own privilege and a pilgrimage that brought her to a renewed passion and priesthood; one hopes that she’ll continue sharing more with us all.”
– Sam Portaro
Author of Crossing the Jordan: Meditations on Vocation and Transforming Vocation
