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Jansten's Gift (2000)

by Pam Cope(Favorite Author)

4.38 of 5 Votes: 2

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review 1: This book takes you on the author's emotional, spiritual and physical journey as she heals from the passing of her son, Jantsen. I enjoyed the author's reflections of the peaks and valleys of her life and the impact of her son's life on her decisions. Personally, the book reminded me of what's it is like to LIVE, stirred up the yearning of living a purposeful life, helping others and enjoying it. Don't we all want that? Pam found it! As an proponent of orphancare and adoption, it was heartwarming to read about her family's path to adoption and, its trials and triumphs. I'm a fan of her work in Africa and Asia and hope that more children will be rescued and blessed by her family's resilience to make a difference.
review 2: The cover states this is a true story o... moref grief, rescue and grace. The grief began on June 16, 1999 when Pam Cope’s fifteen-year-old son, Jantsen, died. The rescue is her account of her work to save at-risk children, and the grace is how she has emerged, not fully whole, but in a much better place and as a better person.This is very honest account, Pam Cope details the horrible grief she felt, the debilitating depression she suffered after the death of her son, but some of the reasons she started doing the work she did was she saw how many people her son had helped in his short life.In retelling her efforts to help children around the world, innocent victims of war and human trafficking, she is unstinting in her praise for those who helped her. People who also wanted to help and more importantly, were familiar with the situations and knew the best way to help these children. She is also candid about some mistakes she made along the way, how she learned from them and included some travel tips. Such as, if you are in Ghana and see a man with a string around his waist, he is going to try to urinate on you. (I just couldn’t resist telling that)In short, this is an extraordinary well written account of one woman’s efforts to change things for the better. Included is a website to visit to learn more about the charity she and her husband started.I recommend this book. less

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