Poor Millionaires: The Village Boy Who Walked to the Western World and the American Boy Who Followed Him Home

by Nathan Roberts, Michael Kimpur

Poor Millionaires is the true story of two boys brought together by famine, missionaries, war, a search for God, and the unexpected consequences of introducing Christianity to a war-torn African village. Poor Millionaires follows authors Nathan Roberts and Michael Kimpur through their heartbreaking and hilarious misadventures across two continents on their way to founding Daylight Center and School for orphans of war in Kenya (daylightcenter.org). Michael Kimpur was raised in a nomadic tribe in the Kenyan desert, spending his days herding cows and sleeping in a thatch hut, unaware of the modern world waiting for him just over the farthest mountain. Nathan Roberts was raised in a wealthy suburb in Minnesota and spent his summers at Bible camp, sheltered from a world scarred by colonialism and poverty. Read Excerpts and See Media at poormillionaires.org

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 5, 2015

Reviews

[Charles Dean · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't know what to expect with this book. I read it on the recommendation of a blog I follow. I didn't know anything about the authors, their organization, etc. Usually, with this type of book, that's a recipe for disaster.

But in this case, I was pleasantly surprised. I loved this book. This past week, I couldn't wait to open it again every morning. It's a beautiful story (actually stories - it's kind of like two memoirs wrapped up in one). There were so many things it touched upon - justice issues, the evangelical subculture, global politics, friendship, depression & anxiety, cultural assimilation - and yet, at it's heart, it's a story about a beautiful friendship and what God seems to doing through the authors' journey with each other.

Can't say enough how much I love this book - I'll be passing it along to my friends!

[Lori Castille · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful book. Funny, touching and inspiring. The voice is so authentic and the story is amazing.