The response is heartwarming
So……just returned from a fun weekend. Every year, the churches of my denomination
get together for a special time of fellowship, teaching and the various
business concerns tied in with keeping the various joint ministries and
missions going. And that was where my
wife and I were.
I had gotten in a special order of some books to be
available at the event, and a good friend was selling them out of his mission
shop (we will have it linked for you…really cool things, and the money goes
directly to help local crafters in various countries be able to make a few
dollars). Anyway, was sharing about the
book with some old friends and some new ones, and I was pretty excited about
the response.
One of the best comments I got was from a pastor friend who,
after hearing about the purpose of the book, responded, “I have three people
right now who need that.” Others had
family members or friends with whom they were going to share information…..in
at least one case, to at least direct them to this blog and my email as a
source of support. Some are downloading
the ebook, others preferred signed copies.
One is even going to use it as a discussion guide for his local
ministers’ group, simply to help them understand better what parishioners
getting divorced are experiencing, and how to better minister to their
needs. Another pastor asked if I was
going to be available to speak at churches about the need and what I have put
together. Of course, I made my contact
information available for that very purpose.
If you are divorced and reading this, I want you to
recognize something significant in the response I saw: there are people who care about you, and who
want to help you. In the book, they found
a possible tool for that very purpose. Realize also, that many of those same people are thinking about you and praying for you daily. You are not alone in your journey!
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