Tembo’s Roar: A spiritual journey of discovery
By Rev Iain Gow. Illustrated by Mark Rouse
A children’s book for grown-ups!
Ballo paused and sniffed the breeze, 'Omkhulu has gone mad with power... Tembo, your calling is to save the lion tribes, nothing less.' By the time Tembo became an adult lion, he'd already travelled through danger and difficulty. But when he met Ballo, the Great Lion, he was given a mission unlike any he had faced before.
Tembo's Roar is a beautifully illustrated book about his intrepid adventures as he discovers his identity and learns the values that will guide him in life. It is a story for children, and perhaps even more so for grown-ups.
The questions Tembo asks are our own, the voice heard within his roar, the moments of wonder that come our way, the gentle echo of an invitation we hear of something that is beyond our understanding... As Tembo learns to trust and, as his soul slowly grows in wisdom, he finds the power of love that conquers all despair.
Suitable for children aged 6-10 yrs.
Publisher: Castle Publishing Ltd 2019
Author’s Note
“Since publishing Tembo’s Roar, I have discovered that grown-ups get as much out of this book as children, perhaps even more. The questions Tembo asks mirror the big questions we ask ourselves about life and dying. The story offers hope that heaven is and will be beautiful for those we love, and ourselves, all because of Grace.
Read it to your kids or grand-kids and see what opportunities arise to have conversations about the power of love that conquers all despair.
Iain Gow, Author Tembo’s Roar
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“Tembo's Roar will capture the imagination of children, and of the adults who read the story to them or with them... So let your imagination roam free, and let your spirit soar and encounter the transforming power of love and the mysterious workings of the divine."
— Right Reverend Ross Bay (Bishop of Auckland) Tembo’s Roar
“ Tembo is about living life to the full, ready for the final journey to the final embrace - ’te taanga manawa’, in ‘te reo Maori' - where everyone experiences beautiful light and beautiful roars, true voices and familiar faces (in other words 'heaven’).
— The Right Reverend Te Kitohi Wiremu Pikaahu Tembo’s Roar