{"product_id":"9780953036912","title":"Zambia Stole My Heart","description":"Fired with the vision of missionary work in Africa, Merfyn Temple trained as a Methodist minister and sailed for Northern Rhodesia in 1943. Yet he soon came to reject the classic colonial-missionary mould. He joined the campaign for Zambian independence and became a close friend of President Kenneth Kaunda, working for the new Zambia in its struggles and mistakes.\u003cp\u003eIn his seven years of grass-roots life in the village of Chipapa, Merfyn combined the roles of rural development manager, outspoken advocate for justice, and local community worker, encouraging self-reliance and organic agriculture. He tells of his persistent belief in the people, and in their capacities to build their lives and livelihoods: attitudes that are gaining a wider currency, forty years after his pioneering work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He is a major prophet of the modern Church, and to crown his other gifts he has absorbed the African skill for enthralling story-telling.\"\u003cbr\u003eAuthor and broadcaster Dr Colin Morris\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tafina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49787285766384,"sku":"9780953036912","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780953036912","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}