On a recent road trip, Ron and I listened to the audio version of Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. The author reads this book about the quest of Dr. Paul Farmer to cure the world of infectious diseases. This most interesting and inspiring account is one of hope and of the understanding of the Haitian proverb “Beyond mountains there are mountains”: as you solve one problem, another problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one also.
An outstanding scholar, Paul Farmer earned a MD and PhD in medicine and anthropology at Harvard while making frequent medical mission trips to Haiti. As he searched for the root causes of disease and ways to change conditions within this impoverished country, he was able to create Partners in Health, a non-profit organization that would generate some significant research and aid. Farmer’s compassion seems to be grounded in matters of faith and he is quoted as saying that he has found a “place to look for God among the suffering.”
In recent years, this book has been frequently named as one for common or shared experience reading in colleges and communities. What a great choice! I will be thinking about Dr. Paul Farmer for a long time.
An outstanding scholar, Paul Farmer earned a MD and PhD in medicine and anthropology at Harvard while making frequent medical mission trips to Haiti. As he searched for the root causes of disease and ways to change conditions within this impoverished country, he was able to create Partners in Health, a non-profit organization that would generate some significant research and aid. Farmer’s compassion seems to be grounded in matters of faith and he is quoted as saying that he has found a “place to look for God among the suffering.”
In recent years, this book has been frequently named as one for common or shared experience reading in colleges and communities. What a great choice! I will be thinking about Dr. Paul Farmer for a long time.
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