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World Beyond Tears

World Beyond Tears

Father Chris Riley's Mission to Help the World's Poorest Children

by Sue Williams
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/03/2007
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In this follow-up to the bestselling and widely praised MEAN StREEtS KIND HEARt, Sue Williams takes up the inspiring story of maverick priest Father Chris Riley and his mission to help society's most disadvantaged and vulnerable children.Youth Off the Streets, Father Chris's struggling charity, has begun to extend its reach both abroad (to Eastern Europe) and locally, as Father Chris sets up his first shelter for Aboriginal children. then, when the tsunami hit SE Asia, Father Chris faced new challenges - setting up Off the Streets in devastated areas like Banda Aceh, while negotiating civil strife and religious conflict. His ability to transcend enormous odds is a testament to his belief in a shared humanity. WORLD BEYOND tEARS takes in Father Chris's new challenges abroad - extending his reach to help children in Asia and Europe - and in Australia, where he has set up his first home for Aboriginal streetkids, with the emphasis on helping them discover their own cultural past as well as encouraging them to have a stake in their futures.
ISBN:
9780732282653
9780732282653
Category:
Biography: religious & spiritual
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-03-2007
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
310
Dimensions (mm):
197x130x22mm
Weight:
0.36kg
Sue Williams

Sue Williams is the author of a number of bestselling books, including Father Bob: The Larrikin Priest; Women of the Outback; No Time For Fear the story of shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder and Mean Streets, Kind Heart: The Father Chris Riley Story.

Her other books include Left for Dead; Outback Spirit; Welcome to the Outback; Peter Ryan: The Inside Story and And Then The Darkness, about the disappearance of the British backpacker Peter Falconio, which was shortlisted for the prestigious Gold Dagger Award in the UK for the true crime book of the year, and the Ned Kelly Awards in Australia.

Also an award-winning journalist, Sue was born in England, and worked in print and television in the UK and New Zealand. She spent many years travelling around the world before falling in love with Australia in 1989. Since settling here, she has written for many of Australia's leading newspapers and magazines.

Sue's book, Father Bob, inspired the first edition of Penguin's immersive, interactive online reading experience, True Stories. She lives in Sydney's Kings Cross with her partner, writer Jimmy Thomson.

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