Martha Abbey Miller

Hope Personified: Frances Maschal Landers (eBook, ePUB)

A Woman from Arkansas, a Priest from Haiti, a Generation Changed Through Education

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the tropical Caribbean island of Hispaniola in 1492. Its western third would become Haiti. After three hundred years of slavery and colonial rule, Haiti became the worlds first black republic. Over two hundred years later, Haitis children continue to search for hope as they grow up against a backdrop of poverty, unemployment, civil unrest, disease, disasters, hunger, and illiteracy.

At age sixty, Frances Landers took her first mission trip . . . to Haiti. The children entranced her. But could she even dream of making a difference? Partnering with a tall, visionary Haitian priest, and stepping out in faith, she accomplished far more than she could possibly have dreamed.

In 1981, Frances raised money for a small school in Haiti. Thirty-five years later, her Haiti Education Foundation educates thousands of children in dozens of schools in remote mountain villages. Environments of energy and expectation have replaced illiteracy and lethargy. Francess HEF has changed tens of thousands of lives in Haiti. And across the United States, too, as people experience the joy of helping others help themselves.

The story of Frances Maschal Landers is nothing short of a miracle. Yet even miracles are burdened with struggle . . . progress against setbacks, the love of the Lord against the darkness of voodoo, the construction of schools against the destruction of an earthquake.

Join Frances on her journey. You will emerge at the end, like she, personifying hope.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: WestBow Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781512749984
• Artikelnr.: 52039222

Autorenporträt

In 1999, the children of Haiti, specifically those in schools built by Frances Landers, found their way into the heart and life of Martha Abbey Miller. Martha developed a wonderful friendship with Frances and an admiration for her Haiti Education Foundation. On trips to Haiti, Martha photographed thousands of children in HEF schools scattered across the mountainous region of Grande Colline. She became one of many HEF supporters who couldn't stop smiling when a letter from Frances arrived in the mailbox.

After retiring from a thirty-year communications career, Martha enjoys using her writing skills to support her church and community non-profits. She is also a motivational speaker. Unexpectedly, another career blossomed. Martha researches, writes, and performs first-person portrayals of women of historical importance. She continues to stay involved in Haiti Education Foundation's ministry, and was delighted to write Hope Personified to honor Frances Landers. This is Martha's first book.

Though her childhood, educational, and early career years were spent in Kansas, Minnesota, and Illinois, Martha is proud that the lovely town of Westlake Village, California, is home to she and her husband Don, and their adorable dog Annie.

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