Looking Back

As we wind down 2017, it's time to look back on the year. As is evident from the timing and content of my last post, it has been a tough year. If nothing else this year has helped me to understand just how much we rest in our hope of that eventual time and place where there is no pain, death, or tears. Like the scene at the end of Restoration's Journey, I look forward to the day when I kneel at the foot of the throne of God and hear those words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."

Along those Matthew 25 lines, you all have helped make a difference this year for the "least of these." As a result of your purchases and promotion of In The Image of Man and Restoration's Journey, several more families will have access to clean drinking water for the 2018 year. This doesn't seem like a big impact until you stand face-to-face with the individuals to whom you are providing this life-giving gift. In addition to the wells that are put in, Living Water International also brings the hope that can only be found in Jesus Christ.

As I look forward to 2018, my request for you, my faithful readers and supporters would be to pray that God's good news and compassionate work could continue through our work at Hearts of Compassion Publishing. I would also personally covet your prayers for the renewed emotional and mental energy required for creatively presenting the truths of God's mercy and love in story.

'Til next year!