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Taking Away the Distance: A Young Orphan's Journey and the AIDS Epidemic in Africa Crusade to Unite Children Orphaned by the Epidemic

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I ordered this book based on the reviews but was very disappointed. The writing is mediocre. The author pushes a personal agenda without really understanding Kenyan culture. There is one overly simplistic message conveyed in this book -- that to stem the tide of HIV/AIDS, everyone should use condoms. The author makes it his personal mission to convince his Kenyan friends to change their core cultural beliefs, as if his Western belief system is more advanced and theirs primitive. So American.

Imagine a child asking you to be honest and tell the truth about HIV/AIDS. It is a bold move and an even bolder move to keep asking the tough questions of world leaders and demanding the answers. "Taking Away the Distance" touches a nerve (or should touch a nerve) in everyone's heart because HIV/AIDS and world leaders have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of all of the children who through no fault of their own are paying the price of HIV/AIDS epidemic. Miles Roston shares his journey to Africa to film a documentary about the HIV/AIDS epidemic and in the process finds a hero - a young hero - who wants to survive, wants to go to school and more than anything wants to help his community. Kevin and Miles are heros who prove that being honest, having the courage to ask the right questions, do the right thing for all citizens of the world - the rewards are immense. Read "Taking Away the Distance" for inspiration and a little nudge to do what you can do to help. Miles Roston is a filmmaker, author and a humanitarian making the world a better place. Read and enjoy!

The book is a narrative about a good natured journey to find answers to some of the most pressing questions of the day. And there may be no answers that exist.