This is a great book to read in conjunction with Eggers' What is the What. Both are set in Sudan and both focus on the conflict between the Sudan's Muslim / Arab population and its southern black population. While Eggers' book focuses on the refugees of the conflict, Caputo in "Acts of Faith" spends most of his time telling the stories of aid workers who help the tribes in southern Sudan. With the current conflict in Darfur, this is an excellent book to read to learn more about the country and its problems.

Caputo is a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and an excellent writer. I've read quite a few of his books recently but believe this to be his best.