"In Cradling Abundance, Maman Monique tells the good story of her calling to be an apostle for justice, truth, and healing in the church in Central Africa. What she describes is a woman's embodied theology of sacrificial service to 'the least of these' that leads us closer to the heart of Jesus. Her life gives us a glimpse of what the way of the cross looks like for our sisters in Africa."

"In this honest account, Mama Monique walks the reader through a diverse socioeconomic and political history of the Democratic Republic of Congo viewed through the eyes of one courageous woman. This is a beautiful story of life's complexities, traditional practices, gender relations, and the importance of education for Congolese women. It is also an account of human suffering and God's grace. This untold narrative needed to be told; it gives a window to the story of the church in Congo."

"This biography of a remarkable woman, a remarkable place, and a remarkable people is all set against the shifting political systems of western Africa. Part engrossing novel intertwined with a history lesson, it reads like an intimate letter from a precious friend all sewn together with resilience that comes from faith. Like Jollof rice, there is a little bit of everything—but it's so delicious that you just cannot stop gulping it down. From the incredible opening scene where this defiant young woman armed only with her intellect and courage manages gun-toting military thugs until the final chapter, the reader is treated to a masterfully told encounter with another culture and continent. I just want to know which actor will play Maman Monique when the movie is made!"

"Based on careful research, interviews, and personal engagement, this beautiful, poignant, and unique book narrates the life and witness of Maman Monique, a remarkable Congolese woman and world Christian leader. We hear Maman Monique's story of suffering, struggle, perseverance, and triumph in her own voice and the voices of her coworkers, thanks to the unobtrusive and illuminating editorial accompaniment of her friend, Elsie Tshimunyi McKee, Princeton Seminary professor, scholar, and teacher of the church who spent her first eighteen years in the Congo as the daughter and granddaughter of missionaries. The solidarity in God's mission shared by Monique and Elsie has generated a compelling 'grounded' account of the peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as they moved out of colonial subjugation and through civil war, ethnic conflict, and poverty, then—thanks to courageous women like Maman Monique and her collaborators—toward a more just society where all children, women, and men are honored as equal recipients and agents of the 'cradling abundance' of God in Jesus Christ."