Disarming, funny, deeply moving, In a Rocket Made of Ice gathers the stories of children saved and changed by this very special place, and of one woman’s transformation in trying to help them. With wry perceptiveness and stunning humanity and humor, this courageous, surprising, and evocative memoir etches the people of Wat Opot forever on your heart. · In a Rocket Made of Ice: Among the Children of Wat Opot by Gail Gutradt | Editorial Reviews. NOOK Book (eBook) $ Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Available on Compatible NOOK Devices and the free NOOK Apps. ISBN IN A ROCKET MADE OF ICE. Gail Gutradt was at a crossroads in her life when she learned of the Wat Opot Children’s Community. Begun with just fifty dollars in the pocket of Wayne Dale Matthysse, a former Marine Corps medic in Vietnam, Wat Opot, a temple complex nestled among Cambodia’s verdant rice paddies, was once a haunted scrubland that became a place of healing and respite where children .
IN A ROCKET MADE OF ICE To purchase the limited self-published edition of Gail Gutradt's In a Rocket Made of Ice, please send a check for $ (price includes shipping in the USA) to: Wat Opot Children's Fund c/o Deb Levitt George's Pond Road Franklin, Maine, If you would like to pay via [ ]. About This Guide The questions and topics that follow are intended to enhance your group's conversation about Gail Gutradt's In a Rocket Made of Ice: Among the Children of Wat Opot, a book about one woman's journey to a community in Cambodia where children with or orphaned by HIV/AIDS find love, compassion, and family. Disarming, funny, deeply moving, In a Rocket Made of Ice gathers the stories of children saved and changed by this very special place, and of one woman's transformation in trying to help them. With wry perceptiveness and stunning humanity and humor, this courageous, surprising, and evocative memoir etches the people of Wat Opot forever on.
Gutradt, a middle-aged woman living in Maine, first volunteered in Wat Opot in and returned there multiple times from to Her account is primarily about the children, some orphaned by AIDS but themselves HIV-negative, others HIV-positive who were once facing an early death but now, thanks to anti-viral medications, can survive. Disarming, funny, deeply moving, In a Rocket Made of Ice gathers the stories of children saved and changed by this very special place, and of one woman’s transformation in trying to help them. With wry perceptiveness and stunning humanity and humor, this courageous, surprising, and evocative memoir etches the people of Wat Opot forever on your heart. In a Rocket Made of Ice: Among the Children of Wat Opot (Hardcover) An Aids community is an unusual place to find pure joy, but Gail Gutradt has taken us to a place where love and caring have transcended tragedy. This writer's voice is so utterly honest that the reader might well be astonished at her bravery.
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