This Little Light Of Mine

The award-winning biography of black civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer

Presents the traditional song about letting one's light shine around the world with illustrations depicting a group of children working together to build a treehouse.

An illustrated version of the uplifting song, with sheet music and a compact disc.

Learn to play and sing a traditional African American gospel song with this fun and interactive book! There is a light inside of YOU. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine! “This Little Light of Mine” is an African American song dating back to the days of slavery. The score is included in this book so that you can learn to play and sing and shine your light for everyone to see.

Presents the traditional song about letting one's light shine around the world with illustrations depicting a group of children as they prepare to perform that song for an audience.

"What does it mean to let your light shine? This colorful, lively story reassures little ones that God's guidance is like a light that's always there to guide us, and we can let his light shine through us too."--Back cover.

All of it happened. It was hard for author Terry Dykstra to believe. Yet if she could not believe it, she had her memoir to prove it to herself. She dreamed of becoming a missionary in Africa, and the dream came true. Orphaned and vulnerable children were fed and educated. Grace rose up and walked. A university soared on the wings of eagles. Abused women fought back with political clout. A teenaged girl jumped over puddles of blood escaping ethnic violence. HIV/AIDS stalked the land. Eager, bright, and beautiful Kenyan students became skilled and loving Christian pastors. Violence and crime and corruption were commonplace. Missionary friends were gunned down and killed. Yet the persistent light of the Christian faith remains a beacon of hope in Kenya. The American and Scottish missionaries who arrived in Kikuyu one hundred years ago would be proud of the Kenyan Christians who continue to carry the torch. They clothe the naked, feed the hungry, bind up the wounds, and preach the good news to the poor. Down through the ages, the work of Christians goes on from generation to generation, from continent to continent. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it. Terry witnessed the Church in action in Kenya, and she was humbled and blessed.