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Child against the odds

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Gardener, mountaineer, photographer, and one of the founders of the Caux conference centre

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Those who have met Jacques Henry will know his talent as a storyteller.  It is recognised in this account, so rich in characters: his parents re-united, the guardians who were teachers, the countryman who employed him at fourteen, René who would become his lifelong friend, and many others - not forgetting the neighbours, caretakers and owners of the houses where Jacques worked as a gardener.

When diagnosed with cancer his first reaction was rebellion. Gradually the faith which had been firmly established through experience took over, and he was amazed at all that God had given him.

Jacques Henry shows an artist's eye in the photographs he took of the mountains, and the inner sensitivities of a poet when expressing his deepest emotions.

This is a portrait of a charming man - a life with a difficult start, but which reveals incomparable riches.

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English

Original version
Publication
1996
Pages
89
Type
Publisher
Caux Books
ISBN
2880370310
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Granted
Publishing permission refers to the rights of FANW to publish this text on this website.
Author(s)
Language

English

Original version
Publication
1996
Pages
89
Type
Publisher
Caux Books
ISBN
2880370310
Publishing permission
Granted
Publishing permission refers to the rights of FANW to publish this text on this website.
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