A review by bookishpriest
The Other Face of God: When the Stranger Calls Us Home by Mary Jo Leddy

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Supporting and working with refugees in Canada's largest city might seem, at first glance, to be a one-way street. The privileged local, acting out of charity, assists and supports newcomers to Canada who have left behind almost their entire lives in hopes of something better here. Mary Jo Leddy, after 20 years at Romero House in Toronto, shares, through memories, reflection, and anecdotes, that the experience of refugee support is life-changing for both the helper and the helped.

With a focus on grace and mercy, Leddy describes how her encounters with refugees building new lives in Canada challenged philosophies of imperialism, xenophobia, and selfishness. They also revealed depths of faith and the abundance of God's love in the world.