Lesley's heart was broken at twenty-two by the hopelessness in the faces of little children struggling to survive extreme poverty in the Philippines when she volunteered as a nurse there for six months. Now she and her husband, Peter, a Filipino pastor, have devoted their lives to serving the poor, venturing into dire situations to rescue child prostitutes, criminals, addicts, and the homeless.

This book tells their story, and through them the story of God's amazing ways as Lesley established Life and More Abundant Ministries, a charity for the relief of poverty, and LAMA House, a...