Throughout most of the book, I was questioning wether or not to be hopeful for Ishmael. There were new hardships he faced every day that stuck out quite a bit. It took a little more thinking to realize the good in his journey, but it is definitely there.
Ishmael was rescued by UNICEF and was taken into a home in New York City. He was still on the road to recovery but ended up attending the rest of high school and got a college degree at Oberlin in politics. He has been chosen by the UN to speak at several conferences. He now works at the Human Rights Watch Children’s Division Advisory Committee as a UNICEF ambassador. See a recent video of Ishmael and the work he does for UNICEF here.
To me, Ishmael's story is remarkable. From being a young boy forced to be in a war to a successful ambassador in the US that is working to improve his home country is amazing. God works in mysterious ways and Ishmael's story proves it.
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