How does Ishmael Beah display love throughout his memoir A Long Way Gone?

Love is actually a difficult emotion for Beah to display
within the confines of A Long Way Gone.  I say this to emphasize
the fact that Beah himself certainly appears to be a loving person, but because the book
focuses on his time on the run from danger, his time as a child soldier, and on his
rehabilitation, there are few opportunities for love to be shown.  But of course there
are some moments.  Beah obviously has immense love for his family, and he tries
desperately to reconnect with them after he is forced to flee his home village.  When he
gets word that they are staying in an abandoned village, he rushes there only to find
that the hut has been set on fire.  Later, Beah again shows love for his case worker
Esther because he stands by him throughout his rehabilitation.  Finally, Beah suggests
that he loves Laura Simms because he connects with her in New York and eventually
escapes and travels to live under her care.