In 1996, Scott Griffin left the comfortable routine of his life as a successful businessman to fly solo to Africa in his single-engine Cessna 180 to work for the Flying Doctors Service, an African organization that flies doctors and nurses to remote areas to administer medical assistance.

My Heart is Africa is an engaging personal story of his two-year adventure but it is also the story of Africa -- its problems and people, its landscape and limitations, its culture and courage. Griffin's intrepid flying odyssey takes the reader on a journey across Africa and into the lives of the doctors, nurses, aid workers and eccentric characters that crossed his path along the way.

All royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the AMREF Flying Doctors Service.

Scott Griffin is Chairman and major shareholder of two manufacturing companies and the owner of House of Anansi Press Inc. He is Chairman and Trustee of The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry and Chancellor of Bishop's University. He is on several NGO boards, including the AMREF International Board based in Nairobi, Kenya. He is married to Krystyne Griffin and has four children and eight grandchildren. All royalties from the sale of My Heart is Africa will be donated to the AMREF Flying Doctors Service.

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