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Divine collision : an African boy, an American lawyer, and their remarkable battle for freedom / Jim Gash ; foreword by Bob Goff.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Franklin, TN : Worthy Publishing, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: xvii, 295 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781617956713
  • 1617956716
Subject(s):
Contents:
The Catalyst -- Ihungu -- The Government -- Life at Ihungu -- Mzungus -- Death at Ihungu -- Love Does -- Throwing Starfish -- You Are Welcome -- Return of the Mzungus -- Round Two -- Hat Trick -- Departure -- Waiting for Justice -- Trials -- the Verdict -- Black into the Bush -- Crossroads -- The Plea -- Guideposts -- Surprises -- New Beginnings -- Full Circle -- Appeals.
Summary: "Los Angeles lawyer and law professor, Jim Gash, tells the amazing true story of how, after a series of God-orchestrated events, he finds himself in the heart of Africa defending a courageous Ugandan boy languishing in prison and wrongfully accused of two separate murders. Ultimately, their unlikely friendship and unrelenting persistence reforms Uganda's criminal justice system, leaving a lasting impact on hundreds of thousands of lives and unearthing a friendship that supersedes circumstance, culture and the walls we often hide behind"--Amazon.com.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 364.3609 G247 Available 33111008350163
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Discover the compelling true story of a former L. A. lawyer and a Ugandan boy falsely accused of murder -- two courageous friends brought together by God on a mission to reform criminal justice.

Jim Gash, former Los Angeles lawyer and current president of Pepperdine University, tells the amazing story of how, after a series of God-orchestrated events, he finds himself in the heart of Africa defending a courageous Ugandan boy languishing in prison and wrongfully accused of two separate murders. Ultimately, their unlikely friendship and unrelenting persistence reforms Uganda's criminal justice system, leaving a lasting impact on hundreds of thousands of lives and revealing a relationship that supersedes circumstance, culture, and the walls we often hide behind.

"Helping people experience the Heart of God"--Verso.

The Catalyst -- Ihungu -- The Government -- Life at Ihungu -- Mzungus -- Death at Ihungu -- Love Does -- Throwing Starfish -- You Are Welcome -- Return of the Mzungus -- Round Two -- Hat Trick -- Departure -- Waiting for Justice -- Trials -- the Verdict -- Black into the Bush -- Crossroads -- The Plea -- Guideposts -- Surprises -- New Beginnings -- Full Circle -- Appeals.

"Los Angeles lawyer and law professor, Jim Gash, tells the amazing true story of how, after a series of God-orchestrated events, he finds himself in the heart of Africa defending a courageous Ugandan boy languishing in prison and wrongfully accused of two separate murders. Ultimately, their unlikely friendship and unrelenting persistence reforms Uganda's criminal justice system, leaving a lasting impact on hundreds of thousands of lives and unearthing a friendship that supersedes circumstance, culture and the walls we often hide behind"--Amazon.com.

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