Jacob Deng now lives in Nova Scotia, is married and has a young family. His foundation, Wadeng Wings of Hope, seeks to build schools for young children in southern Sudan. Jan Coates has woven Jacobrsquo;s story into novel form, so that young Canadian readers can learn more about this heroic young man, his ordeal, and his hope for his homeland. Jan is the author of Rainbows in the Dark (2005). She lives in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.