Millie the pig ignores the noisy warnings from the other farm animals that she is sinking too far into a mudhole, until it is almost too late.

If you are interested in growing as a person and developing your member care skills, then this book is for you. Global Member Care: The Pearls and Perils of Good Practice is the latest book from Kelly O’Donnell, launching the member care field further into the international world of mission/aid. Part One reviews member care history and includes future directions in light of global realities. Part Two examines the crucial area of health/dysfunction with specific suggestions for good relationships, management, and governance. Part Three explores core ethics and human rights principles that are essential for good practice. Pearls and Perils is a contemporary text for training in universities, seminaries, and mission/aid settings. Its principles and resources also make it a great handbook for sending groups and all those with member care responsibilities.

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Will, an avid outdoorsman, meets a new neighbor while trekking through the woods near his home. The neighbor mentions that the makeshift barn on his farm was once the home of three young girls. He learns the young girls lived there during a great civil turmoil, somehow died, and were laid to rest under the ancient oak that one day would lie in his backyard. The thought of them haunts him, and his mind wanders to a time long ago. Time left them forgotten, but the girls' spirits reached out to be remembered. What is your story, girls? Who are you, and how is it that you came to be buried under the oak tree, where the acorns fall? Thus begins the tale.

Lorna straightened up and sucked in her breath. She knew she had gotten into a dangerous alley fight when DOF decided to stop the Wilsons. But she was at a loss to figure what was going on now. She knew that George Barlow and even Sam Perkins had gone to bat for her . . . and that they had lost, at least they had lost up to this point. She rose from the chair opposite Barlow, as he rose with her. She faced him and held her hand out to shake his. He responded and took her hand. "Thanks for trying to help, George. I'll start the hearing process." She turned and left. Barlow was left alone, drained, exhausted, and truly depressed, standing in front of his desk watching her leave. As she shut the door to his office behind her, he walked back behing his desk and slumped to his chair, shaking his head, frowning. Retirement looked better and better. In fact, he decided then that he would indeed step down. He couldn't stand this kind of thing anymore. But he would never quit until he rescued Lorna from whatever sinister force was in motion against her. And he intended to do whatever it took to do just that. Starting now.