Lisa Harris's Blog, page 40

Book Club Members?

I want to thank all of you who have let me know how reading Blood Ransom has changed the way you look at the world, and a special thanks for those of you who are spreading the word about the book by leaving reviews on Amazon and other online places as well as by word of mouth.

(I just love this photo!)

Yesterday, I spoke with someone who is going to ask her book club about using Blood Ransom as their choice, and I wanted to let you know what I told her. If your book club selects Blood Ransom,...

This in that...

I've been stuck in New York City in the 1920's this week as I've been doing research for my current novel for Summerside Press, and I have to say, it's been a blast. This was the time of gangsters, prohibition, flappers, the golden era of ocean liners, and molded Jello-salads. And what's given it a challenging twist is that my heroine grew up in Africa so much of what she sees and experiences is completely new to her.

Stop back soon, as I'm going to be posting about a fun recipe contest giving...

Finding Contentment

A few days ago, I opened up my email and smiled. Not only was there two raving reviews about Blood Ransom, but an email from my agent letting me know that an editor was requesting a series from me for possible publication. Not bad for one day.

But then I opened the last email. It was from a fellow writer friend of mine who was passing on some not so good news. Apparently, we each had a book we'd written that been voted on a site as being the two worst books this blogger had read so far this ye...

Katy Team Photo Journey

It's always such a joy to host the special mission teams that join us throughout the year. I want to voice a special thanks to the Katy team who was with us last month. It was truly a blessing for our family and for the people they spent time with in the villages. Here's a photo journey from some of the highlights of their time with us. We love and miss you, Katy Team!

Be blessed today,

Lisa

Summer Giveaway Winner!

We are finally home after a couple weeks of travel and boy is it good to be back!

After taking the Katy Team through Kruger Game Park for a day then on to the airport, we spent a couple days resting then it was on to doctors and dentist appointments, car repairs, clothes for the kids (Gabe has grown about 4 inches in the past six months!) and a number of other errands we have to do in South Africa. The car took longer than we'd hoped (like always) but we've now jumped back into school and our...

Summertime Giveaway

We're getting ready to take the team who's been with us the past week to South Africa to catch their flight back to the States. To see all the videos and photos of our week, be sure and visit the team's facebook page.

While our family is in South Africa, we'll be spending two days as a family at Kruger for some much needed rest, as well as visiting the doctor and dentist for check ups and cleanings. So while I'll be off line for a while, I thought it might be fun to do a Beach Bag & Book give...

Katy Team

First off, congratulations to Dawn Michelle Michals who won a copy of Harry Kraus' The Six-Liter Club!

It's been a hectic but wonderful week so far with the mission team from Katy, Texas. They have been working hard and sharing dramas along with their lives in several of the villages we work in and have been wonderfully received. I have several more videos posted on our AOM FaceBook page if you want to take a look.

This is a short video of the baptisms yesterday. For those of you who were a pa...

Katy Team arrives!

I've been offline the past few days as we've been ministering at a village about 45 minutes from our house with the team from Katy, Texas. It's been such an encouragement for us to have them here!

I have posted several videos on the team's Facebook page you might enjoy, so please visit there if you are interested in seeing some of the incredible things that God is doing! I will continue to post videos and photos throughout the week on that page. I've also posted a few photos here.

Last night ...

Visit with doctor/author Harry Kraus (Book giveaway!)

I met Harry Kraus last year at a writer's conference after listening to him give the morning devotional. I was especially interested in what he had to say because not only is Harry a writer, but a missionary surgeon to Africa as well.

Today, he'll be sharing with us about his latest release, and if you jump on over to my blog with Lynne Gentry at Inspire. Be Inspired, you can hear more from Harry in a short, inspiring post on what motivates him to use his talents in Africa.

LISA: Welcome to m...

Out of Africa

I was finally able to talk to Scott last night. He and David Ruzicka from Katy, Texas just finished five days teaching in Zimbabwe with some of our church leaders. He told me that their time with the leaders was excellent. I will have some video and more photos to share soon of their time there, but thought you might enjoy the funny photos they sent me as they begin the long trek home. This first one is at a hotel near Victoria falls. Please pray for their safe travels! They should arrive bac...