Hidden Riches Among the Poor: Reflections on the Vital Faith of Africa by John Charles Kerr

"John Kerr sets aside typical guilt-inducing rhetoric as he leads us into the poverty of the African world. His picturesque and efficient prose helps us see the gentle and lovely side of those who find joy as they struggle for life itself.

Yet he doesn't let us get away with romanticizing their world or absolving ourselves from our extravagant ways. A powerful word for Christians who need (and want) to be lifted from a life devoted to self. Very much in the Jesus tradition!"

Brian C. Stiller

President, Tyndale College and Seminary

"Kerr never restates the obvious. He surprises the reader with irony, paradox, and beauty in ashes. He's a poetic prophet."

Jim Cantelon

President, Visionledd

"John and Ruth Kerr have plunged into the sea of Zambian humanity and ministered there for several years. Thus, Hidden Riches is not the product of a detached spectator. Kerr blends scriptural insight with personal experience in a passionate and thought-provoking book which should be required reading for every Western Christian."

B. Paul Grimes

Senior Pastor and Radio Host, Elim Pentecostal Tabernacle, St. John's, Newfoundland

Field Director, Zambia Mission, 1993-1998

John Kerr was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and