A Thousand Sisters: My Journey Into The Worst Place On Earth To Be A Woman
by Lisa Shannon /
2010 / English / Mobipocket
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Lisa J. Shannon had a good life—a successful business, a fiancé,
a home, and security. Then, one day in 2005, an episode of
Lisa J. Shannon had a good life—a successful business, a fiancé,
a home, and security. Then, one day in 2005, an episode ofOprah
Oprah changed all that. The show focused on women in
Congo, the worst place on earth to be a woman. She was awakened
to the atrocities there—millions dead, women raped and tortured
daily, and children dying in shocking numbers. Shannon felt
called to do something. And she did.
changed all that. The show focused on women in
Congo, the worst place on earth to be a woman. She was awakened
to the atrocities there—millions dead, women raped and tortured
daily, and children dying in shocking numbers. Shannon felt
called to do something. And she did.A Thousand Sisters
A Thousand Sisters is
her inspiring memoir. She raised money to sponsor Congolese
women, beginning with one solo 30-mile run, and then founded a
national organization, Run for Congo Women. The book chronicles
her journey to the Congo to meet the women her run sponsored, and
shares their incredible stories. What begins as grassroots
activism forces Shannon to confront herself and her life, and
learn lessons of survival, fear, gratitude, and immense love from
the women of Africa.
is
her inspiring memoir. She raised money to sponsor Congolese
women, beginning with one solo 30-mile run, and then founded a
national organization, Run for Congo Women. The book chronicles
her journey to the Congo to meet the women her run sponsored, and
shares their incredible stories. What begins as grassroots
activism forces Shannon to confront herself and her life, and
learn lessons of survival, fear, gratitude, and immense love from
the women of Africa.