Six Years in Mozambique: Things I Haven't Told Mom

With $150 and the belief that all children should be given the skills to keep themselves and their loved ones alive, Amy Gillespie set out for Mozambique to meet the Goliath who had whispered to her in the night, "Come find me." She could not have imagined all that she would witness and experience on her journey... beauty, inspiration, humor; as well as corruption, unimaginable suffering, and shadowy threats from unlikely sources. Six Years in Mozambique explores one woman's experience of the gritty reality of aid work, sexuality, and spirituality in Sub-Saharan Africa. It takes a raw look at what it's like to be a single woman, on the edge of forty years of age, setting off to chase down Goliath, fully certain of success; and how that incredible journey led her to universal truths and surrender. With its sweeping honesty, "Six Years in Mozambique" is the portrayal of an every day life turned extraordinary when a purposeful heart overcomes. This is the story of change -- the change that happens to you and because of you. Feeling a pulse on every page, it is the heartbeat of determination that tells the story of where real life meets the world according to Africa.

Author: Cheri Colburn, Amy Gillespie
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 07/18/2014
Pages: 346
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d
ISBN13: 9781499784053
ISBN10: 1499784058
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | Women Authors

About the Author
As a 38-year old woman who had never traveled abroad or even learned a foreign language, Amy Gillespie beat the odds. Working on the ground in Mozambique, Africa, she started a nonprofit with $150 and the idea that all children deserve the right to keep themselves and their siblings alive. Her programs with children and her work for greater HIV awareness and prevention were successful; she was nominated as a finalist for CNN Heroes and received accolades from embassies and aid organizations. But Amy's most difficult trials were yet to come. The hand-off of the programs to local teachers tested her very being. Now, nearly ten years after her arrival in Mozambique, Amy Gillespie tells the full story of her experience answering a Divine call. She reveals the secret that much of her mission and her success were guided by mysterious messages, chance encounters and nebulous symbols. She describes how the simplest approach improved the lives of the most people. She speaks of her own lack of preparation and failures, and how ultimately, her lack of experience and education became her greatest gift. If you would like to learn more about Amy and her projects, find her book page "Six Years in Mozambique" on Facebook. If you would like to know more about the ongoing operations of TIOS or ATM, you can go to www.TIOS.us.

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