Esther was born in a small village of Sri Lanka in May 1969. Her dad was a Methodist minister and Old Testament theologian and her mother had a college education and was a very talented athlete. In an area of the world where simply speaking English classifies you as educated these accomplishments were no small feat. They instilled in Esther a desire to learn, a desire which would drive her to seek answers to the problems her people faced.
During this search for answers