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Under Construction

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In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…Is 30:15 I was living with no margin.  Julie and I were returning from  Guatemala with a late flight to Roanoke, VA.    We were due in Charlotte, NC the next morning for the opening session of the 2013 She Speaks Conference.  There we were:  tired, worn out, and long road trip ahead of us. Strong coffee, sour gummy worms, and Billy Joel were keeping us awake. At 1:30 a.m. – we hit an area of the interstate “under construction.”  Signs diverted us from the main highway onto a back-road detour. Tired and Lost Do you ever feel like you are living in a construction zone? Maybe on a detour?  Eventually, we made it back to the Interstate and on to an amazing conference with a great group of friends and talented leaders. Our experience reminded me how we can easily find ourselves on a detour spiritually: distracted, busy, hurried, and tired.  Fear and doubt can wash over us in an instant. …

Scared: A Novel on the Edge of the World

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Scared will have you hooked from the opening pages.   A New York Times Reporter discovers a new world and a new perspective as he  confronts suffering in a forgotten village in Africa. Tom Davis, CEO of Children’s Hope Chest, is the author of Scared.  Tom has worked amongst the orphans of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Africa.   I had the privilege of recently attending three of Tom’s sessions at the Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference. Tom and his wife, Emily, have seven children, including two daughters adopted from Russia.  The compelling and often disturbing scenes in this book are based on true stories the author has encountered on his world-wide travels caring for widows and orphans.   Add Scared to your last minute summer reading today!