A Mighty Purpose (44 page)
Authors: Adam Fifield
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ADAM FIFIELD
is a journalist whose work has appeared in the
New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Sun-Times
,
Village Voice, Philadelphia Magazine
, and
Philadelphia Inquirer
, where he was a staff writer. He is also the author of
A Blessing Over Ashes
(William Morrow, 2000), a memoir about his Cambodian foster brother. From 2007 to 2013, he served as the Deputy Director of Editorial and Creative Services at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.