Hope Transformed: A Battle Strategy for Surviving Life's Greatest Trials

by Joy Cruse

For five years, Joy and Tait Cruse walked closely with God while their four-year-old son, Connor, battled stage-IV cancer. Throughout this time, their primary focus was to navigate through the toughest battle of their lives without losing their hope in Christ. Hope Transformed offers a simple guide in devotional/self-help format for readers to work through their own battles, while garnering strength from God. Many authors offer hope for readers during the battle. Hope Transformed also speaks to readers who, by not having their desires realized, feel defeated and lost. In the final chapters of the book, they use their post-battle wisdom to answer the compelling question, Where do you go when God says "no" The focus of this book is not about the loss of Connor. Connor's life was the stimulus to finding faith and hope in their battle and their loss. At first, their hope was in Connor's healing, but ultimately their hope was found in Christ.

180 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 2011

Reviews

[Dan Apgar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read. I will definitely be sharing this book with others dealing with the battle against cancer or morning the loss of someone to cancer. Thank you Joy and Tait for sharing this with us.

[Lara Weberling · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought Joy did a nice job putting this book together. Worth a read when you are struggling with some difficult issue in life. Perhaps less useful if you are not spiritual/religious.