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Forgotten girls : stories of hope and courage / Kay Marshall Strom and Michele Rickett ; foreword by Lynne Hybels ; design, Cindy Kiple ; image Ricardo Demurez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strom, Kay Marshall, 1943- author.
- Rickett, Michele, 1952- author.
- Hybels, Lynne, author of introduction, etc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church work with children.
- Church work with women.
- Girls--Social conditions.
- Girls.
- Women--Social conditions--21st century.
- Women.
- Women--Economic conditions--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (191 p.)
- Edition:
- Expanded
- Place of Publication:
- Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- All over the world, women and girls face troubles such as starvation, displacement, illiteracy, sexual exploitation and abuse. Kay Marshall Strom and Michele Rickett traveled to interview girls and to partner with ministries helping females in the most difficult places in the world. These pages hold those girls' stories of deep pain and suffering, inspiring courage, and incredible hope.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1: Physical Life""; ""1 Stand Up to the Witch: Indonesia""; ""2 Disposable Mothers: Tibet""; ""3 Sacrificed to Gods: India""; ""4 Not Enough Girls: North Korea and China""; ""For Discussion and Action""; ""Part 2: Educational Life""; ""5 Education for AIDS Orphans: China""; ""6 Beautiful Music from Untouchable Girls: India""; ""7 Given by the Chief: Senegal""; ""8 A New Way: Egypt""; ""For Discussion and Action""; ""Part 3: Sexual Protection for Life""
- ""9 Temporary Wives in Timbuktu: Mali""""10 Kidnapped!: Kyrgyzstan""; ""11 Girls for Sale: Nepal""; ""12 Throwaway Girls: India""; ""For Discussion and Action""; ""Part 4: Freedom in Life""; ""13 Behind Prison Bars: Pakistan""; ""14 Surviving War: Sudan""; ""15 Sisters of War: Iraq""; ""For Discussion and Action""; ""Part 5: Spiritual Life""; ""16 An Awakening: Iran""; ""17 From Daughter of a Geisha to Daughter of the King: Japan""; ""For Discussion and Action""; ""Conclusion: Looking Through the Eyes of Hope""; ""Appendix 1: Guidelines for Discussion Group Leaders""
- ""Appendix 2: Recommended Reading""""Photo Credits and Descriptions""; ""Notes""; ""Praise for Forgotten Girls""; ""About the Authors""; ""More Titles from InterVaristy Press""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780830896424
- 0830896422
- OCLC:
- 889313085
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