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'?To know the street children is to have one?'s life transformed.'? When Dr. Chi Huang took a year off from Harvard Medical School to work with orphans and street children in La Paz, Bolivia, he had no idea it would take only that one year to change his life forever. The son of immigrants from Taiwan, he had grown up feeling like an outsider in an alien culture, one that eventually rewarded him with a coveted spot in medical school. And then he chose to thrust himself once again into the role of outsider, that of a young American doctor seeking to save the bodies and souls of Bolivia?'s forgotten children. Through his own story and the stories of Gabriel, Mercedes, Vicki, Daniela, and beautiful little Rosa, ?Dr. Chi? gives us a glimpse into the shocking world of children who, betrayed by those who were supposed to protect them, are left to the dangerous freedom of the streets. And he gives us a fleeting glimpse into his own inner world, where he is forced to confront his past and reexamine his future. "When Invisible Children Sing" is a story of faith?faith ignited, challenged, almost abandoned, and ultimately renewed. Journey with a remarkable man through a remarkable year, and allow your own faith to be ignited, challenged, and ultimately renewed.Huang, Chi-Cheng is the author of 'When Invisible Children Sing', published 2006 under ISBN 9781414306162 and ISBN 1414306164.
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