Heart of a Lioness

<p><strong><em>Heart of a Lioness</em></strong><strong> captures the remarkable missionary story of Mama Irene in Uganda.</strong></p><p>At thirty-seven Irene Gleeson was a broken woman. Her marriage had crumbled her children were out of control and she had spiralled into a deep depression.</p><p>Her life changed when she walked into a small beachside church and encountered God. Ten years later she was on a plane bound for northern Uganda to rescue war-affected children.</p><p>Armed with nothing but faith courage and dogged determination Irene sold her beach home said goodbye to family and hauled her tiny caravan 13000 kilometres to Kitgum-an isolated community besieged by Joseph Kony and his brutal rebel group the LRA. Under the shade of a mango tree Mama Irene gathered the children of war and taught them to sing and read and write by scratching letters in the dust. And then for the next twenty-two years together with the locals forged a ministry that would transform the lives of thousands of former child soldiers-a work now applauded by the rest of the world.</p><p><em>Heart of a Lioness</em> bursts with drama and glows with miracles-a tale that brings Africa's culture and characters to life capturing the horrors of war the heartache of poverty and the healing power of God's love through one woman.</p><p><strong>Heart of a Lioness will help you:</strong></p><ul><li>Understand that regardless of who you are or where you've come from anything is possible with God</li><li>Be inspired and challenged to say yes to God in your life</li><li>See God at work in the world</li></ul>