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Return to Dignity: Stories of Hope, Faith, Courage and Transformation

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Chronicles the life-giving stories of transformation of African women once scarred by war, disease, poverty... Now living a life of hope, dignity and purpose.

178 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2012

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Marilyn B. Skinner

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63 reviews1 follower
December 27, 2024
Horrifying, but inspirational, stories from women in Uganda who have overcome unimaginable traumas.
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51 reviews1 follower
January 31, 2019
How in the world haven’t I read this book before now?! It will most definitely become one of my top recommendations not only for people interested in Africa, but for anyone.

The stories of these women are heartbreaking and reveal the harsh realities that many women in Uganda face. There is a lesson for all of us to learn from these accounts. There is no life to broken, and no hurt to deep for God to heal. He can restore hope and dignity in any circumstance.

Often times the most uncomfortable reads, are in fact, the most important ones. Read it.
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94 reviews1 follower
July 23, 2018
“God is doing something incredible in Africa. He is mobilizing a generation of wounded women, and raising them up to transform their communities.”
-Marilyn Skinner

This book is filled with 8 short stories of graduates of the Living Hope program, at Watoto church in Uganda. It’s filled with kidnap, rape, and HIV... but it is also filled with love, growth, dignity, and proof of the amazing power of simply believing in someone.
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1,535 reviews33 followers
March 4, 2019
Inspiring stories of women who's lives have been changed through Living Hope Ministries.
They were hard to read at times. Not just for some of the content; what some of these ladies when through is horrific. But the way the stories were written themselves. I don't know if that is because maybe they were told orally and then written down without much editing. But the narrative timeline in each story bounces around some, and there's repetition.
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68 reviews3 followers
February 16, 2019
This is a story of women who rise up to overcome their worst nightmares to finally be able to live live free. The book is so moving and full of hope.
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2 reviews1 follower
May 8, 2019

Great stories and journey to finding dignity in a country undergoing war.
Really grateful for the people who shared these stories with us and their experiences.
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92 reviews
August 3, 2019
Emocionantes relatos, que nos fazem repensar em como podemos contribuir para o resgate das pessoas
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259 reviews67 followers
March 2, 2015
This book is packed full of individual stories and photographs from an incredible mission in Uganda. While the stories are at times difficult to read -- some of the things these women have been through are absolutely unthinkable -- they are nevertheless inspiring. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about what life is like in other cultures or is interested in missionary work.
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74 reviews
January 17, 2016
The stories of women scarred by war, while not written in a literary style that immediately engaged me, are inspirational and beautiful. I wonder if I would have the courage that these women have shown through all that life has thrown at them.
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375 reviews20 followers
January 11, 2015
Really inspiring book that is written in a way that makes you emotional and reverent.
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