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Sunburned Faces
Russell, Jeneil Palmer
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Published October 25, 2001
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March 31, 2008
Hope you all don't mind that I copied the review I wrote for Amazon for this book...
This is my second time reading Sunburned Faces. The first was soon after Jeneil came back from her term in Ethiopia. She was my roommate in college and is one of my best friends. I must say that she is an amazing woman. To meet her, you might think that she is quiet and intelligent, and not the type to travel to Ethiopia for three months to work in an orphanage. But her spirit, her faith, and her love for God allow her to be fearless. Sunburned Faces details her journey, day by day. A journey that most of us would not make. You see how she almost did not make it. But what a testimony that she did.
What I like the most about Sunburned Faces is that it's as if Jeneil is right there with you. It's funny because as I've been reading it, I've gone longer without calling her. I forget that I haven't talked to her because she writes just like she speaks and it's like you're right there listening.
She is so honest. She does not try to impress you with all the brave things she has done. She does not try to make you believe that she is someone that she is not. She simply states the facts, for good and for bad. I love this humility. She makes you believe that you can do something brave. And that God will work it for good in your life.
I love my friend to life, but that's not why I recommend her book. Sunburned Faces causes you to step back, to get perspective. It grounds you. It makes you realize what's really important. It makes you cry. And it definitely makes you laugh. (Thanks for all the poop details, Jeneil!) It truly makes you wonder and ask questions about things you take for granted. And to ask forgiveness for ever taking anything for granted. To really question your purpose and whether you're fulfilling God's important will for your life.
Since Jeneil came back from Ethiopia, she has worked and prayed to get this book published. It has been a long and frustrating road. But it has never been for her own glory. She wants to tell her story so that you can experience what changed her life. The proceeds from this book will not go to buy her more things. She only wants to pour the money back into Ethiopia to help more children. I am so glad that Sunburned Faces is now available to everyone and I pray that it makes a difference in others' lives as it has in mine.
Read Jeneil's journal of her time in Ethiopia and get ready to be challenged and blessed!
This is my second time reading Sunburned Faces. The first was soon after Jeneil came back from her term in Ethiopia. She was my roommate in college and is one of my best friends. I must say that she is an amazing woman. To meet her, you might think that she is quiet and intelligent, and not the type to travel to Ethiopia for three months to work in an orphanage. But her spirit, her faith, and her love for God allow her to be fearless. Sunburned Faces details her journey, day by day. A journey that most of us would not make. You see how she almost did not make it. But what a testimony that she did.
What I like the most about Sunburned Faces is that it's as if Jeneil is right there with you. It's funny because as I've been reading it, I've gone longer without calling her. I forget that I haven't talked to her because she writes just like she speaks and it's like you're right there listening.
She is so honest. She does not try to impress you with all the brave things she has done. She does not try to make you believe that she is someone that she is not. She simply states the facts, for good and for bad. I love this humility. She makes you believe that you can do something brave. And that God will work it for good in your life.
I love my friend to life, but that's not why I recommend her book. Sunburned Faces causes you to step back, to get perspective. It grounds you. It makes you realize what's really important. It makes you cry. And it definitely makes you laugh. (Thanks for all the poop details, Jeneil!) It truly makes you wonder and ask questions about things you take for granted. And to ask forgiveness for ever taking anything for granted. To really question your purpose and whether you're fulfilling God's important will for your life.
Since Jeneil came back from Ethiopia, she has worked and prayed to get this book published. It has been a long and frustrating road. But it has never been for her own glory. She wants to tell her story so that you can experience what changed her life. The proceeds from this book will not go to buy her more things. She only wants to pour the money back into Ethiopia to help more children. I am so glad that Sunburned Faces is now available to everyone and I pray that it makes a difference in others' lives as it has in mine.
Read Jeneil's journal of her time in Ethiopia and get ready to be challenged and blessed!
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