RC Part 35 - Father to the Fatherless by Paul H. Boge

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Tags: Reading Challenge, books

Date: 25 May 2008 23:21:06

Father to the Fatherless: The Charles Mully Story by Paul H. Boge is about Charles Mully (funnily enough!!) who lives in Kenya and at the age of 6 he was abandoned by his parents. He had grown up listening to his father beat the living daylights out of his mother and during his early years he was forced to beg to survive. When he got older he was given a job and worked his way up to be a very successful businessman, however, he always had a compassion for the street children he encountered. He meets a lovely woman, marries, has children and then 'hears from God' and sells his businesses to set up charity working for street children. He clothed, housed and educated hundreds of them.

I was very taken with this book, mainly because Charles Mully clearly exhibits a level of faith that I do not possess. His stories of the tragic children he looked after tugged at my compassionate side, and his commitment to them was unwavering. I have to admit to feeling a bit sorry for his wife though who kind of trailed along in his wake, not quite knowing how they were going to manage. An interesting story about an inspirational man.