A couple of months ago, my brother Matt gave me a New York Times bestseller book called Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption by Katie Davis. I finished it several weeks ago, and it was a well-written, inspiring book. I have been meaning to blog about it ever since. So here I am!
Kisses from Katie is the autobiography of a Tennessee girl who decides to spend one year in Uganda between graduating from high school and starting college. During her year in Uganda, she teaches kindergarten to children in an orphanage. Katie falls in love with the country and the people and decides to stay. God opens doors for her, and she ends up adopting thirteen little girls and founding a non-profit ministry called Amazima that feeds, educates, and shares the love of Jesus with hundreds of Ugandan children. Katie writes this book at the age of 22, just four years into her experience.
My favorite aspect of the book was the stories about the many individuals whose lives Katie has touched. One of Katie's mottos is to "say yes" to the people that God puts in her path, one person at a time. Reading about the extreme poverty, filthy conditions, and starvation of many of these people made me realize how blessed I am as a (relatively) wealthy American. The book also opened my eyes to the needs of orphans around the world and informed me about a ministry that would be well-worth supporting. And finally, it made me think: am I living my life from an eternal perspective? Am I using my time and resources on things that truly matter? I would highly recommend reading Kisses from Katie, or at least checking out Katie's blog.
http://kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com/
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