Check out Linda’s other blogs and her new book Grandmas’s Letters From Africa. Congratulations, Linda! You set a great example for many.

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A few days ago I asked my publisher about buying the leftover copies in the warehouse. To my utter amazement, I learned that the information I’d been told last fall was wrong. The book is not going out of print…at least not until the end of this year. And those plans could change if sales turn around. I feel as though God has breathed a second wind into this book. I can hardly wait to see what He has in store.

Wait! That doesn’t sound very spiritual, does it? Perhaps I should say, “I’m feeling very blessed.” Whatever. The reason for my excitement is the same no matter how I express it. What’s it all about? I’ve had some wonderful feedback/ministry opportunities in the past couple of days regarding Moving From Fear to Freedom: A Woman’s Guide to Peace in Every Situation.

One woman called today to say she feels God is telling her to use this book for a year-long study with a group of young mothers involved in the MOMS program (Mentoring Our Mothers Society). She said she read it this summer and found it incredible. Praise the Lord!

Before that phone call ended, my doorbell rang. There stood a woman I’ve met only once, while at a women’s retreat three years ago. She told me how her 30-year-old son died in a motorcycle accident in July, and how this book has transformed her life by giving her the courage to share her life’s journey, including this tragedy, with others. Her copy was  highlighted, and the corners of numerous pages were turned down.

I listened to her testimony in awe, praising God for how He’d directed me to write this book , given me the courage and ability to do the job, and provided a publisher who believed in its message (Harvest House Publishers).

Perhaps you’re looking for a book to share with a friend who’s been recently diagnosed with cancer, or whose marriage has recently broken up. Perhaps you’re in those circumtances yourself and needing encouragement. Maybe you’re looking for a book to study with a group this fall or winter. Consider Moving From Fear to Freedom – it’s making a huge difference in readers’ lives.  It’s available at bookstores everywhere. If you’ve read it and found it to be helpful, would you consider spreading the good word on Facebook and Twitter, or in your own blog? The message about overcoming fear is too important to fall by the wayside! Thank you!

Now read on for today’s devotional…

Please pray for our team, that we will have physical strength and good health to keep up to the schedule. And pray for the salvation of the campers who will be attending. Many are from poor and at-risk families where alcoholism is a problem. Most are non-believers.

You’ll find two more devotional blogs this week — Wednesday and Friday. After those have been posted, the next one will be on Friday, August 7^th. If, by chance, there is internet access after all, I’ll post travel blogs as my schedule permits.

In the meantime, blessings on you and yours!

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