{"product_id":"9781570759109","title":"The Other Face of God: When the Stranger Calls Us Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eMary Jo Leddy lives with refugees at Romero House, a temporary shelter in Toronto where extraordinary things happen. In this meditative reflection she invites readers to use the eyes of Christ to truly see those who have fled their homes and so come to know our true selves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is Teresita, from Guatemala, who works in a cineplex, scrubbing floors, scraping gum off seats, and cleaning toilets to support her seven-year-old son. Teresita also sends $20 a month to World Vision to feed a little boy in Mexico because \"Jesus says that we have to look after those who dont have as much as we do.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is Deequa, whose leg was torn to shreds in Somalia. She walked around in pain with a wooden stump. When Deequa at last receives an artificial leg, her happiness and gratitude are pure and total--even though the leg itself is white. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are only two of the neighbors of Romero House who have performed and received a thousand acts of kindness, and learned to understand the meaning of compassion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other Face of God \u003c\/i\u003einspires us to know our neighbor, and to better love our neighbor as ourselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046277497072,"sku":"9781570759109","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781570759109_p0.jpg?v=1763792225","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781570759109","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}