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Kuri’s father changes from praying to village spirits to praying to the God of the Bible, while the Head Men challenge him during the crop crisis.
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Gloria Repp - Author
A faith-centred story places a child’s fear of hunger alongside a conflict between established spiritual practices and his father’s new Christian belief. The threatened harvest gives the question personal and communal stakes.
Gloria Repp's A Question of Yams is a Christian fiction missionary story based on true events. The people of Kuri's village have always prayed to the spirits when they plant their yams. Now Kuri's father prays to the God of the Bible, and the crops begin to grow. But the sun is too hot, and without water the yams will die. The Head Men blame Kuri's father. They say that he is being punished because he trusts in God. Kuri is afraid. If the yams die, everyone will starve. Is his father's God mighty enough to bring rain? A Question of Yams is the story of a young boy learning to trust the one true God, written in chapter book format for young readers. A Question of Yams is also used as a companion novel with Bible Truths 2: A Servant's Heart. - Publisher.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA faith-centred story places a child’s fear of hunger alongside a conflict between established spiritual practices and his father’s new Christian belief. The threatened harvest gives the question personal and communal stakes.
Kuri’s father changes from praying to village spirits to praying to the God of the Bible, while the Head Men challenge him during the crop crisis.
Hot sun and lack of water threaten the yam harvest, leaving Kuri afraid that the village will starve and questioning whether rain will come.
Consider whether the portrayal of village spiritual practices and the ‘one true God’ framing fits your family’s approach to religious difference. The crop crisis may also merit sensitive conversation about hunger and blame.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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