The South Head Vagabond

Kia ora Tatou!

Christmas is upon us, and I guess the shopping madness for many of us has already begun.

This year, I imagine more than a few of us are thinking about how tough this season is going to be for people in less fortunate situations than we are.

Cutting to the chase, I really want to help some of those people in a simple and relatively inexpensive way.

As a writer, I have been picking away at a book I have always wanted to write, from which a decent lump of the sales proceeds could go to an extremely worthy cause. [Most of the books I write help to support great causes.]

So, I have done something NEW! I’ve just completed an e-book called ‘Lightbringers – a hard-nosed journalist looks for hope in dark places.’

It’s a book I have been compiling for more than 25 years. ‘Lightbringers’ is a serious attempt to breathe hope and inspiration into any reader – in a world where the news sometimes feels relentlessly bad.

I have carefully assembled material that makes my heart soar with hope! Hope and optimism in what brave and determined people are capable of – despite overwhelming odds.

Here’s the deal: I have been captivated by the work being done by a very special group of doctors, nurses and other health professionals in what you’d call the ‘hell holes’ of the world.

These guys are known as Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). They’re an international and independent medical humanitarian organisation delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare.

The new e-book I am releasing for sale today has been written with MSF in mind. I want to donate a big dollop of money from sales of this book to them – in particular the work they are doing in Sudan – where the current conflict is being described as the worst humanitarian disaster on the planet right now.

So, how does it work? You can go straight to the book page on this site and buy ‘Lightbringers’ for the cost of about three coffees – $16.95. I will take no royalties from the sales. In fact I will give DOUBLE the normal royalties from each sale directly to MSF’s work in Sudan.

Never bought an e-book? It’s so easy – and significantly cheaper than a softcover version. AND if your eyesight struggles with the small print in some of the books you try to read, e-books are a real plus, because you can increase the print size on whichever device you choose to read on!

So PLEASE support this project and make it go viral. Tell your friends and family. Buy the e-book to give as a gift if you like the idea. This is highly inspirational stuff at a ridiculously low price.

If you want to know more about Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders, simply go to msf.org.

And by the way, just to share more love at Christmas – you’ll see on the Books Page, all my products have been reduced in price for a month in case you’re looking for gift suggestions!

Arohanui and Meri Kirihimete!

– Rob