Gold Medal, 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Ippypersonal Friendships With Somali Muslims Overcome The Prejudices And Expand The Faith Of A Typical American Evangelical Christian Living In The Horn Of Africa.when Rachel Pieh Jones Moved From Minnesota To Rural Somalia With Her Husband And Twin Toddlers Eighteen Years Ago, She Was Secure In A Faith That Defined Who Was Right And Who Was Wrong, Who Was Saved And Who Needed Saving. She Had Been Taught That Islam Was Evil, Full Of Lies And Darkness, And That The World Would Be Better Without It.luckily, Locals Show Compassion For This Blundering Outsider Who Can't Keep Her Headscarf On Or Her Toddlers From Tripping Over Ak-47s. After The Murder Of Several Foreigners Forces Them To Evacuate, The Joneses Resettle In Nearby Djibouti.jones Recounts, Often Entertainingly, The Personal Encounters And Growing Friendships That Gradually Dismantle Her Unspoken Fears And Prejudices And Deepen Her Appreciation For Islam.