Little Princes - Conor Grennan
Book Cover: "In search of adventure, 29 year old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year=long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a 3 month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children's Home, an orphanage in war-torn Nepal.
Conor was initially reluctant to volunteer, unsure whether he had the proper skill, or enough passion, to get involved in a developing country in the middle of a civil war. But he was soon overome by the herd of rambunctious, resilient children who would challenge and reward him in a way that he had never imagined. When Conor learned the unthinkable truth about their situation, he was stunned: The children were not orphans at all. Child traffickers were promising families in remote villages to protect their children from the civil war - for a huge fee - by taking them to safety. They would then abandon the children far from home, in the chaos of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
For Conor, what began as a footloose adventure becomes a commitment to reunite the children he had grown to love with their families but this would be no small task. He would risk his life on a journey through the legendary mountains of Nepal, facing the dangers of a bloody civil war and a debilitating injury. Waiting for Conor back in Kathmandu, and hopeful he would make it out before being trapped in by snow, was the woman who would eventually become his wife and share his life's work.
Little Princes is a true story of families and children, and what one person is capable of when faced with seemingly insurmountable odds. At turns tragic, joyful and hilarious, Little Princes is a testament to the power of faith and the ability of love to carry us beyond our wildest expectations."
I'm not sure what I expecting from this book, but it was an eye-opening experience. I had found this listed on one of the blogs that a frequent and was intrigued. I ask myself: did I know where Nepal was located? did I know about the civil war? did I know about the child traffickers? did I know about the parents who thought they were doing the best for their children? How can this happen in this day and age? I guess I have a tendency to think only about what happens here in the US - knowing (but not wanting to think about) what happens in the third world countries. It is so sad that children here in America must suffer from starvation and mistreatment. It is disheartening to learn that very young children are sold, used for slave labor, used to beg on the street corners only to give what they have received to a trafficker and then not have food enough to survive.
I commend Conor and the organization that he helped develop to help these children and get them back to their families. My biggest dilemma is that we have so many here in America who need our help. If we can't help our own, how do we justify assisting others.
A well written book which has made me understand what is happening throughout the world. The purchase price of this book has been donated to help Conor's organization.
Finished: December 11, 2011
Conor was initially reluctant to volunteer, unsure whether he had the proper skill, or enough passion, to get involved in a developing country in the middle of a civil war. But he was soon overome by the herd of rambunctious, resilient children who would challenge and reward him in a way that he had never imagined. When Conor learned the unthinkable truth about their situation, he was stunned: The children were not orphans at all. Child traffickers were promising families in remote villages to protect their children from the civil war - for a huge fee - by taking them to safety. They would then abandon the children far from home, in the chaos of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
For Conor, what began as a footloose adventure becomes a commitment to reunite the children he had grown to love with their families but this would be no small task. He would risk his life on a journey through the legendary mountains of Nepal, facing the dangers of a bloody civil war and a debilitating injury. Waiting for Conor back in Kathmandu, and hopeful he would make it out before being trapped in by snow, was the woman who would eventually become his wife and share his life's work.
Little Princes is a true story of families and children, and what one person is capable of when faced with seemingly insurmountable odds. At turns tragic, joyful and hilarious, Little Princes is a testament to the power of faith and the ability of love to carry us beyond our wildest expectations."
I'm not sure what I expecting from this book, but it was an eye-opening experience. I had found this listed on one of the blogs that a frequent and was intrigued. I ask myself: did I know where Nepal was located? did I know about the civil war? did I know about the child traffickers? did I know about the parents who thought they were doing the best for their children? How can this happen in this day and age? I guess I have a tendency to think only about what happens here in the US - knowing (but not wanting to think about) what happens in the third world countries. It is so sad that children here in America must suffer from starvation and mistreatment. It is disheartening to learn that very young children are sold, used for slave labor, used to beg on the street corners only to give what they have received to a trafficker and then not have food enough to survive.
I commend Conor and the organization that he helped develop to help these children and get them back to their families. My biggest dilemma is that we have so many here in America who need our help. If we can't help our own, how do we justify assisting others.
A well written book which has made me understand what is happening throughout the world. The purchase price of this book has been donated to help Conor's organization.
Finished: December 11, 2011
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