{"product_id":"in-a-rocket-made-of-ice-the-story-of-wat-opot-a-visionary-community-for-children-growing-up-with-aids-paperback","title":"In a Rocket Made of Ice: The Story of Wat Opot, a Visionary Community for Children Growing Up with AIDS - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGail Gutradt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1997 Wayne Dale Matthysse, a former Marine Corps medic who served in Vietnam, returned to South East Asia offer his service . With Vandin San, a brilliant young Cambodian aid worker, he transformed Wat Opot, a haunted scrubland behind a ruined temple, into a place of healing and respite. Here children with or orphaned by HIV\/AIDS--the first generation of children to grow up with AIDS--could find a new family, and live outside of fear or judgment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisarming, funny, deeply moving, \u003ci\u003eIn a Rocket Made of Ice\u003c\/i\u003e gathers the hopeful stories of children saved and changed by this very special place; the story of a war veteran's redemption; and the story of the author's transformation in her contact with the powerful life force of Wat Opot.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGail Gutradt\u003c\/b\u003e has volunteered at the Wat Opot Children's Community in Cambodia since 2005. Her stories, articles, and poems have appeared in the Japan-based \u003ci\u003eKyoto Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as in the \u003ci\u003eUtne Reader\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAshé Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e Her first \u003ci\u003eKyoto Journal\u003c\/i\u003e article, \"The Things We've Gone Through Together,\" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She lives in Bar Harbor, Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52701401022738,"sku":"9780804172684","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/Bcs8nnG66U9780804172684.webp?v=1789228772","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/in-a-rocket-made-of-ice-the-story-of-wat-opot-a-visionary-community-for-children-growing-up-with-aids-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}