Chapter 5 Sowing Seed in a Desert Place (William Miller) “Why am I here, Lord?” William Miller looked all around him at the barren region of Seistan. The young missionary had come from America only two years earlier, in 1919,…
Chapter 5 Sowing Seed in a Desert Place (William Miller) “Why am I here, Lord?” William Miller looked all around him at the barren region of Seistan. The young missionary had come from America only two years earlier, in 1919,…
Chapter 3 Wild Woman in the Desert (Mary Bird) “Khanum Maryam! Khanum Maryam! You must come quickly!” Mary Bird looked up from her studying. Ever since she had arrived in Kerman, Persia, in 1891, she had been called away for…
Chapter One A Hard, Dry Land In 1811, a young man named Henry Martyn arrived in Tehran, Persia with a very special gift for the Shah, the Muslim king of the land. It was the New Testament, translated into the…
Wanda MacAvoy at Common Sense for Uncommon People has asked me to participate in the #mywritingprocess blog tour. #1 How does my work differ from others of its genre? I write narrative nonfiction, the same kind of genre as memoirs,…
The cover for Lights in a Dark Place: True Stories of God at Work in Colombia 9Hidden Heroes #5) just arrived. Hope it’s not too scary. . . . . . But I personally love it!
A photo essay of a storytelling event of “Peace Child,” for children and adults. (This story was first published in Don Richardson’s book by the same name. Don kindly gave me permission to use it in Witness Men.) Keep scrolling…
Charles Dickens loved England. Because of this love, he felt a deep sense of urgency to help his homeland change in important ways. He wanted people to care about the poor, to care about orphans, and to arise from their…
I’m posting a chapter a week of my newest book! Chapter 2 Rosa and the Christ Statue “If you’ll heal my little boy, I’ll make an offering to you every week for a year.” Rosa Franco prayed with her eyes…
I’m posting a chapter a week of my newest Hidden Heroes book, until the contract is signed. Each one will be up for about a week and then removed, so catch it while you can! Chapter 1 Let’s Get Started…
I’ve been remiss in posting for weeks! It’s because I was working feverishly on my next book, the first draft of which is now finished and sent off to to the missionaries so they can check for accuracy, and to…