What an incredible story. Though the telling of it was sometimes overdone, in terms of the author discussing his emotions at length, this is a fantastic depiction of life in rural Uganda and just what it takes to bring hope to a community. Primarily, the book is about the building of a school for AIDS orphans. The book is from 2010 and the prevalence of AIDS has receded, but in 2017 1.3 millions Ugandans were living with HIV, so this is still a major crisis (avert.org).

There were so many incredibly touching stories told, but the student who is sticking with me right now is Bruno. He is 13 and has been living on his own fow quite some time, maintaining his families small crops and house. His parents died of AIDS. At the end of the book, he says his hardest moments are when he wakes up in the middle of the night, all by himself, with no one to comfort him or turn to. I mean... can you even possibly imagine?

This is a great read and the audiobook version is read by a talented voice actor, Richard Allen. You can't go wrong either way. If you are interested in education, world health, travel, humanitarian work, human rights, children's rights, etc., you should give this book a read.