World Beyond Tears: The Ongoing Story Of Father Chris Riley

“a moving story”
MORE Weekend 5/11/05

“Kids' champion Father Chris Riley surmounted enormous odds to set up a tented orphanage for Indonesian children in tsunami-devastated Banda Aceh”
Sun Herald 23/10/05

“Sue Williams' book is dense and gripping. As with her previous biography, she has done Father Riley and YOTS proud.”
The Age 15/10/05

“Book of the Week.”
YOU MAGAZINE 18/10/05

“Extraordinary”
Northern Daily Leader 24/9/05

“Father Chris looked into the bewildered eyes of the child on his screen and felt all his resolve suddenly crumble. The words 'back on the streets' hooked into his mind, and echoed again, and again, in all their hopeless resignation.”
Daily Telegraph 1/10/05

“When Youth off the Streets founder Father Chris Riley took his charity to the tsunami-ravaged Banda Aceh in January, he was issued fire and brimstone warnings against converting Muslim children to Christianity. The Catholic priest had nothing of the sort in mind.”
Sunday Telegraph 5/6/05

“It's a heart-wrenching story”
Teenmatters Winter 05

“Father Chris managed to pull off the kind of coup that many before him had tried - and failed. He succeeded in signing an agreement with the world's second largest Islamic organisation, the Indonesian Mohammadiyah, to set up and jointly run the tented orphanage.”
Catholic News October 05

“Follow-up to Mean Street Kind Heart, author Sue Williams takes up the inspiring story of maverick priest Father Chris Riley and his mission to help society's most disadvantaged and vulnerable children. This book takes Father Chris's new challenges abroad, extending his reach to help children in Asia and Europe.”
Seek Books October 05

“Ordinary people working together in good faith can overcome any obstacle. What hope does a never-take-no-for-an-answer Catholic priest and his crew of former Sydney street kids have competing with the expertise of international aid organisations in assisting in such a humanitarian crisis? The answer is 'plenty'”
Catholic Outlook December 05

“World Beyond Tears takes in Father Chris's new challenges abroad - extending his reach to help children in Asia and Europe - and in Australia, where he has set up his first home for Aboriginal street kids, with the emphasis on helping them discover their own cultural past as well as encouraging them to have a stake in their futures.”
Big W December 05