The Street Children of Brazil
One Woman's Remarkable Story
$36.53
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2009
Summary
Through a series of remarkable events, Sarah de Carvalho left her glittering career in film promotion and TV production to join a missionary organisation in Brazil. There she met children from the age of seven living on the streets, taking drugs, stealing to survive and vulnerable to prostitution and gang warfare.This is the remarkable true story of a life transformed. It tells of the incredible work that Sarah founded in the Happy Child Mission. It is a story of immense faith, suffering and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340980088 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340980087 |
| Author: | Sarah De Carvalho |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Hodder Faith |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2009 |
| Weight: | 172g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 18mm |
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Poor and desperate lives transformed by the power of love shown in deed and truth. Sarah has lived what Jesus preached.– Jackie Pullinger
Poor and desperate lives transformed by the power of love shown in deed and truth. Sarah has lived what Jesus preached. - Jackie Pullinger
Poor and desperate lives transformed by the power of love shown in deed and truth. Sarah has lived what Jesus preached. - Jackie PullingerAbout The Author
Sarah De Carvalho
Sarah de Carvalho left her television career to work in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, and in 1993 founded the Happy Child Mission, which works to rescue street children in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She has since returned to the UK where she lives with her children and works on the board of Happy Child.
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