Johanna is a typical teenage girl growing up in the heartland of America, in a "Christian" home. She is evangelized by her dynamic Christian friend, Kelly, who is planning on going on a short-term mission trip to Haiti. Johanna visits Kelly's church, and decides to sponsor a girl named Yolene in Haiti. In the meantime Yolene has been on the waiting list for months to be sponsored, so she can go to school near her small village in North Central Haiti. The book follows the lives of both girls and their families in their very different cultures and lifestyles, and points out the similarities and...

Johanna is a typical teenage girl growing up in the heartland of America, in a "Christian" home. She has found a dynamic Christian friend, Kelly, who is planning on going on a short-term mission trip to Haiti with Maranatha Missions. Johanna has visited Kelly's church, and the two girls have decided to sponsor girls named Yolene and Mirline in Haiti. In the meantime Yolene has been on the waiting list for months to be sponsored, so she can go to school near her small village in rural Haiti. Yolene's brother, Charles, has been exposed to the Gospel and has a close brush with death. The book...

Johanna is a typical teenage girl growing up in the heartland of America, in a "Christian" home. Her best friend, Kelly, a dynamic Christian, has been witnessing to Johanna and inviting her to youth group. Kelly is planning on going on a short-term mission trip to Haiti with Maranatha Missions. Johanna is recovering from a near-fatal snow sliding accident. Both Johanna and Kelly have sponsored girls about their own age in Haiti, named Yolene and Mirline. Yolene's brothers Charles and Pierre have been presented the gospel on numerous occasions but they want to continue to sow their wild oats....