While this book is a quick read, it certainly is not “light.” I have been thankful that the stories/chapters are fairly short so that the book lends itself to a little at a time. Starting with the story of the little girl who was buried in a hole in the yard by her father, these stories have tugged hard at my heart. Although I have read similar stories of girls who suffer such fate, it always seems surreal to me. Reading these stories, I become both disturbed and discouraged. How can one human do such things to another, and especially family? I can’t begin to comprehend the disparity of worth of sons versus daughters, even though this is a reality in so many countries and cultures. Sacrificing seven-year-olds?! I am pleased to read that the “people of the cross” are a source of safety and encouragement in many of these situations, but there is so much wrong to right. I hope the rest of you feel a bit more hopeful.
