Blessing Others Through Writing

Carolyn writes:

I just want to thank you for the fantastic blessing you have brought to my life through your writing. I don't know where I've been, but even though I'm quite a reader, I've only just recently discovered books of yours besides the Acts of Faith series, which I've loved.

Maybe I was turned off by "suspense thrillers" or something like that. But at the present time, I want to read EVERYTHING you (and Isabella) have written, even science fiction, which has never interested me before. I just finished a huge order of all the books of yours that I have not yet read. Only Dangerous Devices and The Aqaba Exchange are unavailable. What would I do without Amazon? Not much.

I'm thrilled to see your newsletter! Your blog has been the best one I've come across, and I appreciate every bit of your high-quality communication. I really believe that knowing something about an author adds for the reader a great deal, so the Florida Today article was very helpful. By now, I know something about you and Isabella, the profession of your father, and, thanks to the great "acknowledgment notes" in your early books, a bit about your coming to faith in Dusseldorf. I hope that sometime we will be told when, where, and how you and Isabella got together.

Your books have already added so much to my spiritual life. First, I read The Appalachian Winter and The Book of Hours (undoubtedly, one of the best books I've ever read) and then your two most recent books. I shared details of those with my best friend, who is of Polish heritage. She too knew all about The Black Madonna. (I'm so glad we'll be following Storm again.)

Then I started in on the rest of your books, intending to read everything in the order in which you wrote them. I had never read anything like The Presence. What blessing! Then The Promise. I never thought I could stand to read anything about child pornography, but willingly shed plenty of tears through that book. The only negative was that I wanted even more books about Jeremy–how I came to love him!

And now The Maestro. My, my…!  I love music, grew up on classical piano, but now appreciate any kind of Christian music. I find myself not wanting to lay down The Maestro for a minute–what a masterpiece!  So–I praise the Lord that I now have enough Davis Bunn books for a long time–this is surely my very special Year of Davis Bunn!

I find myself amazed at your crafting of words and expressions from so many different kinds of people, as well as all the different subjects about which you write. I know that all of this involves a tremendous amount of research, and I bless you for being willing to be so thorough. But I believe too that it's all a gift to you from our Lord.

I now have you and Isabella on my daily prayer list. Of course, I'm thrilled that our God spared your lives on 9/11. I'll be praying that a movie project, then even more, will become realities. And may all sorts of good things result from your faithful, disciplined writing. I also have appreciated the two 444 Surprising–  books by Isabella. The one about Jesus is now a beginning to my daily devotional time.

I'm finding that words are so inadequate to express my gratitude to you. Keep up the excellent work–for His glory.

Dear Carolyn,

What an astonishingly beautiful email, and how lovely it was to read – particularly now, as I press forward with the completion of this screenplay. The work has been wonderful, but at times quite an unexpected burden, and to know that I have been added to your prayer list really does mean the world. I want you to know this comes straight from the heart.

Again, thank you so much for this gift of encouragement.

Warm personal regards,

Davis