WHI Partners With Wesleyan Publishing House

World Hope International (WHI) has established a unique partnership to continue drawing attention to suffering around the world. Author Heather Gemmen Wilson traveled with WHI to Sierra Leone and Liberia to experience firsthand the effects of poverty and civil war on some of the world’s neediest people. Wilson’s experience in Africa inspired her newly-released novel for “tweens," Lydia Barnes and the Blood Diamond Treasure. Set in Liberia, this adventure follows the 14-year-old daughter of a missionary as she makes friends, learns about Western Africa, and works to help her new friends and neighbors fight back against violence and AIDS.

With a foreword by WHI Founder and CEO Jo Anne Lyon, Wilson’s unique setting reveals a world of need and suffering to young readers. Lydia’s journeys also offer hope for healing for the victims of Africa’s diamond trade as she hunts for hidden diamond treasure that she hopes will fund improved health care for AIDS patients in those countries.

The Global Warning Series is written for readers 8 to 12 years old and can be used by adults to educate young people about the realities many Africans face. To order your copy of Lydia Barnes and the Blood Diamond Treasure, visit Wesleyan Publishing House or Amazon.com. You can also learn more about Lydia and her adventures at www.lydiabarnes.com.

To get involved with efforts to relieve suffering for the victims of AIDS and of the diamond trade in Western Africa, make a donation to World Hope International today.