In a Rocket Made of Ice
Author: Gutradt, Gail
ISBN: 9780804172684
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jul 2015
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
A beautifully told, inspiring true story of one woman's volunteer experiences at an orphanage in rural Cambodia--a book that embodies the belief that love, compassion, and generosity of spirit can overcome even the most fearsome of obstacles.
ISBN: 9780804172684
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jul 2015
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
A beautifully told, inspiring true story of one woman's volunteer experiences at an orphanage in rural Cambodia--a book that embodies the belief that love, compassion, and generosity of spirit can overcome even the most fearsome of obstacles.
In 1997 Wayne Dale Matthysse, a former Marine Corps medic who served in Vietnam, returned to South East Asia offer his service . With Vandin San, a brilliant young Cambodian aid worker, he transformed Wat Opot, a haunted scrubland behind a ruined temple, into a place of healing and respite. Here children with or orphaned by HIV/AIDS-the first generation of children to grow up with AIDS-could find a new family, and live outside of fear or judgment.
Disarming, funny, deeply moving, In a Rocket Made of Ice gathers the hopeful stories of children saved and changed by this very special place; the story of a war veteran's redemption; and the story of the author's transformation in her contact with the powerful life force of Wat Opot.
