I Am Somebody: Telling Your Story Matters suggested donation
I Am Somebody: Telling Your Story Matters suggested donation
"I Am Somebody" shares the priceless stories of children—tremendous courage, resiliency, and hope in the midst of traumatic loss of people and things dear to them. Over a ten-year period, Tamara Faris uncovered their stories as she traveled as a nurse throughout Africa and India—to places often at the end of dirt roads and often to some of the most dangerous places on earth.
Inspired by her own childhood losses, Tamara’s desire and hope is that I Am Somebody reveals how God can assemble the shattered pieces of one’s life, living in the United States or anywhere, to bring extraordinary purpose and a life of passion.
This is a story about helping children and adults discover “I am somebody.”
“Tamara shares, through her love for story, her passion and understanding of
the need of children to be heard, to be someone.”
Joan Schweizer Hoff, Director of Program Development,
The Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families, Portland, Oregon
“Through God’s divine intervention in the author’s life, Tamara has been able to grasp
why Jesus allowed others to approach and tell their stories. And now she shares this
dynamic gift of listening and how it is impacting children around the world.”
Reverend Leslie D. Nelson, Heart of the Savior Ministries, Inc.,
KPDQ-True Talk Radio Talk Show Host, Portland, Oregon
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tamara Faris, RN, MS specializing in grief and loss, has spent the past 10 years sharing Memory Books, a simple personalized scrapbook,with children in Africa, India, Haiti, Mexico and United States. She abandoned a traditional nursing career to focus on Memory Books for Children International, a non-profit organization. Approximately 25,000 Memory Books have been distributed to children worldwide. Tamara is married to Ron, and is a mother and grandmother.
Your purchase of "I Am Somebody" will fund one Memory Book for a child. Additional donations to Memory Books for Children International will fund Memory Books and supplies for Memory Book Clubs.