Warrior Princess, Part 4

Good evening,

I've just watched the US soccer team tie Slovenia, I've got my boys in bed, and my husband is on a backpacking trip in the White Mountains - now seems the perfect time to sit and write our final questions for Warrior Princess. I'd ask you if you've been impacted by the reading yet, but that seems a silly question. Her experience is so overwhelming, her life lessons so rich - I can't imagine reading it without feeling a tug on my heart. So here are the final questions, developed around Part 4 of the book:

Question 1: One of the most sobering moments in the book for me came on page 189 when Princess and Moffat ordered room service at a hotel in New York City. When their dinners arrived, they were shocked and saddened to see that the kitchen had prepared enough food to feed and entire family in Zambia.

Have you ever seen the stark contrast between the wealth of our country / region and the abject poverty of another country / region first hand? What was the circumstance? How did that affect you?

Question 2: Princess notes at the beginning of the book, that Africans hold to the tenet, "It takes a village to raise a child." At the end of the book, she finds life in America to feel individualistic and isolated (pages 250-241). As Christians, we should feel connected to the body of Christ and should be living in community.

How do you intentionally reach out to connect to your Christian community - either through asking for help and support, offering it, or just making daily decisions that keep you connected?
Do you have any tips for the rest of us?

Question 3: In the epilogue, Princess states that perhaps HIV's biggest blessing to her has been to make her realize that we need to make every day count because time is running out. She encourages us to not delay in pursuing the passions that burn in our hearts.

What changes are you planning in your life to pursue the passions God has placed in your heart?