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A Muslim convert to Christianity, Elizabeth Fahn-Weedor was forced to flee one of Africa's bloodiest civil wars in her home country of Liberia. She clung to her faith in Jesus as her husband and toddler daughter were saved from certain death through a miracle in the killing fields. Faith also gave her the strength to endure years of suffering with her family in a refugee camp. Coming from a culture that did not believe in the education of girls, Elizabeth found support growing up from her grandmother Maima Kai, a midwife who stood fearlessly against a male-dominated society to make education a priority for her granddaughters. After she came to America, Elizabeth served for many years in international ministry alongside her husband. Inspired by the memory of Maima Kai, she then led the effort to create Petals of Hope International, a school for girls in Liberia that provides teaching and resources to young women still shackled by cultural practices that limit them. Elizabeth remains more determined than ever to help a new generation of woman embrace, as she once did, the promise of the gospel that all are found equal at the foot of the cross.

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Elizabeth Fahn-Weedor and her family served as missionaries in Ethiopia for five years. She later served in international ministries for ten years. Elizabeth co-founded CenterPoint International Foundation with her husband Anthony Weedor. She is also the founder and executive director of Petals of Hope International, an all-girls school in Liberia. Elizabeth is a writer, a passionate international speaker, and a courageous advocate for young women faced with harmful traditional and cultural practices like female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage, and sex trafficking. She is determined to be a voice for the voiceless. Elizabeth has four grown-up children, three girls and one boy. She also has one grandbaby, Kaius Anthony Mylander, whom she adores. The author resides in Louisville, KY.

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