Hidden in the Rubble: A Haitian Pilgrimage to Compassion and Resurrection - Softcover

Straub, Gerard Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570758972 ISBN 13: 9781570758973

Publisher: Orbis Books, 2010

Synopsis

In January 2010 a devastating earthquake struck the impoverished island of Haiti, killing over 100,000 people and causing unimaginable suffering. But even before the earthquake, as the photos and reflections in this book make clear, Haiti was already a disaster zone. Filmmaker Gerry Straub was there weeks before the earthquake, and he returned soon after, to continue his project: to capture in words and images the reality of Haiti s poor both their sufferings and their spirit and to find in this reality the face of God.

Straub takes us into Cité Soleil, one of the most wretched slums on earth, where kids play amidst the stench of open sewers, where people eat pies made of clay. After the earthquake, he follows exhausted doctors and aid workers working desperately to relieve the suffering. Hidden in the Rubble opens a window on a scene of desperate crisis, but it is ultimately a powerful and haunting challenge to enter into compassionate solidarity with the poor at our doorstep.

About this title

About the Author:

Gerard Thomas Straub, an award-winning author, photographer, and filmmaker, is founder and president of the San Damiano Foundation. After leaving behind a lucrative career producing daytime television, he chose to document the plight of poor people around the world. His films include When Did I see You Hungry? and his books include Sun and Moon over Assisi and Thoughts of a Blind Beggar.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1570758972
• ISBN 13: 9781570758973
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170