INSPIRATIONAL MEMOIR

A preacher's son turned bartender and accidental humanitarian shares a captivating tale of adventure and compassion 

"Whether he is describing being shot at by the Janjaweed militia or children's excitement when a well starts pumping out water, he illuminates the facts of the crises in a very human way. Hendley's humanitarian work is inspiring."

—Publishers Weekly

Doc Handley never set out to be a hero. A small-town bartender. Doc loved his Harley, music, and booze. Then he found out about the world's water crisis and decided to help by hosting a few fundraisers at a local bar. But Doc wanted to do more. A few months later, after signing on with a humanitarian agency, Doc was on his way to one of the world's most dangerous hot spots, Darfur, Sudan. The scene in Darfur was chaotic, and getting worse. The Sudanese government was wiping out entire villages through a horrific state-sponsored genocide--and one of the chief weapons was water. By dumping corpses in wells and shooting up water bladders, the Janjaweed terrorists were essentially dooming hundreds of thousands of citizens to dehydration and disease. At just twenty-five years old, Doc was inexperienced, untrained, and in constant danger—but he stepped up to save lives. Alternatively begging inter-national organizations for funding and dodging trigger-happy Janjaweed, Doc knew he couldn't wait for outside help when more Darfuri people were dying every day He began drilling and repairing wells, giving drinking water to those who desperately needed it Wine to Water is his gripping story about braving tribal warfare in far-flung regions of the world and an inspirational tale of how one ordinary person can make a difference. 
"Hendley's well-told story ... demonstrates how one person can impact the lives of many."

—Kirkus