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Heart of a lioness : sacrifice, courage and relentless love among the children of Uganda / Irene Gleeson, with Nicole Partridge.

by Gleeson, Irene, author.

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Franklin, TN : Authentic Publishers, c2014.

Gleeson, Irene.

Gleeson, Irene -- Travel.

Christian converts -- Australia -- Biography.

Child welfare -- Uganda.

Child soldiers -- Services for -- Uganda.

Orphans -- Services for -- Uganda.

Conversion -- Christianity.

Spiritual life -- Christianity.

Uganda -- Social conditions.

9781780780474 (pbk.)

1780780478 (pbk.)

319 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm

"At thirty-seven, Irene Gleeson was a broken woman. Her marriage had crumbled, her children were out of control and she had spiraled into a deep depression. Her life changed when she walked into a small beachside church and encountered God. Ten years later, she was on a plane bound for northern Uganda to rescue war-affected children. Armed with nothing but faith, courage and dogged determination, Irene sold her beach home, said goodbye to her family, and hauled her tiny caravan 13,000 kilometers to Kitgum--an isolated community besieged by Joseph Kony and his brutal rebel group, the LRA. Under the shade of a mango tree, "Mama Irene" gathered the children of war and taught them to sing and read and write by scratching letters in the dust. And then, for the next twenty-two years, together with the locals, forged a ministry that would transform the lives of thousands of former child soldiers... Heart of a Lioness bursts with drama and glows with miracles--a tale that brings Africa's culture and characters to life, capturing the horrors of war, the heartache of poverty, and the healing power of God's love through one woman"--Back cover.

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