I Needed a Neighbour (Paperback) by Patricia St John

I Needed a Neighbour

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A refugee camp, crowded with sick and starving people. A teenage girl carries her little brother on her back. They are starving, but they patiently wait their turn. They have walked for miles and seen horrors and been through heartaches that the British nurse who treats them could not even imagine. Where have they come from? And what will happen to them?

Title

I Needed a Neighbour
Author(s)

Patricia St John
Series

Patricia St John
ISBN

9781785062834
Format

Paperback
Publisher

10Publishing
Age Range

12-14s
Audience

Youth
Pages

124
Published

01/10/2015

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I Needed a Neighbour

A beautiful story, for 11–16 years approximately, that tugs at the heart strings from the start. Emma is a young nurse who has just arrived from England to work in a refugee camp in a war torn African country. Mehrit and her brother Tekla arrive in the camp after their family had been ripped apart when their parents were seized and taken to a resettlement camp while trying to buy food. Emma’s work at the camp is intertwined with Mehrit and Tekla’s story as she cares for them. Their father Testai escaped and travelled to find them. His faith in God is rekindled on the journey. He is invited to church and introduced to Jesus. Testai finds peace with God and can live in hope when he is reunited with Mehrit and Tekla inspite of the continuing difficulties in their lives. As an adult I thoroughly enjoyed the book and was challenged by it.