Elizabeth Geitz helps answer these questions as she fleshes out the human faces of AIDS, poverty and sexism as experienced first-hand in an orphanage in Cameroon, West Africa. Her new book, I Am That Child, recounts what happened when she and two female colleagues travelled into this developing nation to work with Sister Jane Mankaa, considered the Mother Teresa of Africa.
Sister Jane will join the author in a tour to launch the new book this spring. Geitz also is scheduling workshops and speaking appearances both before and after Sister Jane’s visit, some of which are listed below.
I Am That Child: Changing Hearts & Changing the World
Elizabeth Geitz 978-0-
Elizabeth Geitz, a popular author and Episcopal priest, makes the political personal in this can’t-put-
Along the way, Geitz takes a hard look at race and cultural privilege and finds hope for reconciliation back home. Especially useful with church study groups and social justice/outreach campaigns, the book concludes with study and resource guides to help readers engage global poverty efforts and build community across continents or across the street.
Elizabeth Geitz’s books have been hailed by New York Times bestselling authors Desmond Tutu, John Berendt, and Helen Prejean. With a focus on justice, her writings speak to people with the passion to make a difference in the world.
“Elizabeth Geitz's odyssey to a Cameroon orphanage yields profound insights into AIDS, the criminalization of HIV, and racial and gender discrimination -- not to mention a narrative that is as breath-taking as it is inspiring.” – John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
“This is the most compelling book about mission that is honest-to-God … and honest-before-
“Geitz takes us into a brilliant world -- one seldom seen through Western eyes. If you see this world, I predict two things. First, you will not look away. Lastly, you will discover here courage and perseverance.”
“… a touching account of learning and growing across boundaries of culture and economics in a Cameroonian orphanage where we see ‘the love of God materialized.’
Titus Presler, Principal of Edwardes College in Peshawar, Pakistan, and author of Going Global with God: Reconciling Mission in a World of Difference
“The stories unfold in short, lively chapters and take the reader on a fascinating journey. Elizabeth Geitz writes lucidly and engagingly of her own privilege and a pilgrimage that brought her to a renewed passion and priesthood; one hopes that she'll continue sharing more with us all.” – Sam Portaro, author of Crossing the Jordan: Meditations on Vocation and Transforming Vocation
Confirmed Appearances by Elizabeth Geitz
Profits donated to the Good Shepherd Home for Children
Cameroon, West Africa
March 11, 2012
“We Are All One: A Cameroonian Morning with Sr. Jane”
Calvary Church, Summit, New Jersey
10:00am – 12:30pm
May 8, 2012
“Dancing in the Rain”
Church of the Presentation, Upper Saddle River, NJ
7:00pm
May 18, 2012
I Am That Child Book Launch Celebration
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clarksville, Tennessee
5:00pm – 7:00pm
May 20, 2012
“We Are All One: A Cameroonian Morning with Sr. Jane”
Grace Church, Paducah, Kentucky
10:00am – 12:30pm
July 9th and 10th, 2012
“Many Paths – One Journey: A Cameroonian Odyssey”
ECW Triennial Workshops at
The 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church
Indianapolis, Indiana
4:00pm – 5:30pm
October 7 – 10, 2012
Women at Woodstock - A Retreat for Women 50 & Up
Emerson Hotel and Spa
Woodstock, New York
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About Elizabeth Geitz
Elizabeth Geitz is an Episcopal priest and author of numerous books, including Fireweed Evangelism: Christian Hospitality in a Multi-faith World; Soul Satisfaction:
