by Katie Davis
reviewed by Dominique Pittman, class of 2017
Kisses from Katie was an inspiring novel written by a high school graduate that sacrificed her own wants for what she felt God was calling her to do. Katie Davis graduated high school planning to spend just one year volunteering in Uganda, not even suspecting she may be adopting not one but 13 girls to care for. Seeing the lack of so many things we take for granted in the United States caused Katie to begin her own ministry to reach the starving people of Uganda. Her beliefs led her on her tough journey to go completely beyond her comfort zone and accept the new life God was calling her to live, despite how angry it might make her parents and how much she'll miss everyone. Katie placed God first and abandoned all luxuries she previously had to move into a small home filled with her sick and suffering new neighbors. Quickly becoming well known in Uganda, Katie currently lives there still leading Amazima, her ministry, in bringing the light of God's love to those who otherwise may never have felt loved. Katie enters into villages with food and blankets to help fill everyone's plain dirt homes with no furniture. Along her journey, she has saved many lives and been forced to face the loss of a child. Lessons have been learned, and every day Katie reads the bible with her family and anyone else with a desire to listen. This novel is inspiring and causes readers to rethink whether or not we should complete about our own circumstances, but instead being left with a want to be more generous.
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