The Urban Halo: a story of hope for orphans of the poor

by Craig Greenfield

Overview

The inspiring story of one family's years in a Cambodian slum establishing an innovative ministry caring for over a thousand orphans.

"When Jesus moved from the most exclusive community in the universe to the worst ghetto in the world, seeking out prostitutes, lepers, and children, he sparked revolution in at least one man's life. My own." Craig Greenfield left a high-flying job to move to Cambodia and set up home with his wife in the Phnom Penh slums.

As the poor became their neighbours and their friends, a distinctive ministry began to emerge, transforming the lives of hundreds of vulnerable children, and empowering the poor to care for their own orphans. Not just a strong critique of orphanages, The Urban Halo offers the inspiring story of an alternative model of care for vulnerable children.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940152476569
Publisher:	Craig Greenfield
Publication date:	11/18/2015
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Social entrepreneur, author, practitioner amongst the poor, and teacher, Craig Greenfield is passionate about communicating and living out God’s heart for the world’s most vulnerable. Craig is the Founder and International Director of Alongsiders (www.alongsiders.org), a movement that mobilizes and equips thousands of young Christians in Asia and Africa to walk alongside those who walk alone – vulnerable children in their own communities. He is the author of The Urban Halo, and the co-author of Living Mission. His next book, Subversive Jesus, will be published by Zondervan in April 2016. Following the call of Jesus to the broken and abandoned places of the world, Craig and his wife Nay moved into a wooden shack in a Cambodian slum in early 2000 and began to minister to children orphaned by AIDS, establishing a ministry to help Cambodian communities care for their own orphans, eventually reaching hundreds of children. That ministry sparked the Alongsiders movement that is spreading through the developing world today. A storyteller and inspirational speaker, Craig’s passion is to amplify the voice of the poor, communicating God’s heart for the least in churches, conferences, and colleges around the world. Craig is happily married to Nay, a Cambodian-New Zealander and they have two young children: Jayden and Micah.