In Strength Not Our Own: Caring for Kenya's Children Contributor(s): Howat, Irene (Author), Orme, Georgie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845503341 ISBN-13: 9781845503345 Publisher: Christian Focus Publications OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2010 Annotation: Georgie Orme established a childcare centre in Kenya for the rehabilitation for children with mobility problems. Most of her original patients had suffered from polio and, left to their own devices, hauled themselves along the ground, seal-like - dragging their useless lower limbs behind them. Seeking out anyone who would teach them anything, Georgie and her team of local women stretched affected tendons through many hundreds of hours of pain-staking and painful physiotherapy until children's limbs were straight enough to be strapped into very basic home-produced splints. Many children were encouraged to do the apparently impossible - they learned to walk. Children who were born without feet, or had traumatically lost their feet, were fitted with Kajiado-produced limbs and enabled to walk for the first time. The work had extended way beyond the originally need Child Care Centre. A story of how God used a very ordinary Scottish Missionary to do Extraordinary things. |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious |
Dewey: B |
Series: Biography |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.11" W x 7.8" (0.53 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: Georgie Orme established a childcare centre in Kenya for the rehabilitation for children with mobility problems. Most of her original patients had suffered from polio and, left to their own devices, hauled themselves along the ground, seal-like - dragging their useless lower limbs behind them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Howat, Irene: - Irene Howat is an author and ghost-writer for many different Christian biographies as well as multiple children's books and biographies. Her writing skills have gained her an award from the Australian book trade and a reputation as a reliable writer for young children. |