Ten years ago Heidi and Rolland Baker went to Mozambique on a mission to seek out and work with the poorest of the poor, whom they found in a decaying orphanage lacking the barest of essentials. In the ensuing years, the Bakers have reached out to the neediest of the street children, providing them with healthcare and educational support: today, they maintain three residential orphanages and schools that care for 700 children. Heidi, whose Tammy Faye Bakker-like voice and girlish demeanor belie the fact that she has a Ph.D. in theology, is the main focus of this profile, which offers ample proof that individuals helping one by one can change a nation. While she does not urge others to sacrifice to the same extent, she does ask us to “see the one in front of you,” “stop for one,” “love the one.” While her unstinting optimism sometimes verges on the cloying and the film fails to address any failures she might have experienced, Mama Heidi is an engrossing depiction of one couple's good work in struggling Africa and an inspiring call to service. Recommended. Aud: J, H, P. (J. Reed)
Mama Heidi
(2003) 52 min. VHS: $17.99, DVD: $22.99. Eric Velu Productions (dist. by Vision Video). Color cover. Closed captioned. ISBN: 1-56364-799-0 (vhs), 1-56364-800-8 (dvd). Volume 19, Issue 6
Mama Heidi
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