I
made jam!
Having
gifts and being fruitful are two completely different things. We
often admire people who are gifted, and hold them in high esteem.
Gifts are great, but we all have a responsibility to bear fruit,
using the gifts we have been given – that's what really matters.
We're not supposed to be building our own empires with the things the
world things are important – power, prestige and popularity –
we're supposed to be growing good fruit; fruit that lasts. (Oh, and I
made the jam to make my fruit last! :-) Sorry, that's such a tenuous
link but I'm really pleased with my blackberry jam – if you'd like
to taste it come on over!)
I
am delighted to tell you that we have sold more books this year than
ever before, so far. It's still not a lot in commercial terms (I have
so much more to learn about marketing!) and I have no idea how much
fruit will come from those books, but it's thrilling to see them go
out. And we could sow so many more seeds . . . I have so many boxes
of books just waiting for homes.
School
packs
With
that in mind, if you have a child or grandchild in Years 3 to 8, or
if you have links with a local school, would you consider buying a
pack for their school class library, please, because schools are
always looking for books! Just for this month (October 2014), and
only to newsletter subscribers, each pack will be just £25.00. If
you would like a pack, email me on info@dernierpublishing.com now and
let me know which one you would like. Imagine if we could get our
books into every school in the country and every child had the
opportunity to read the message in a story!
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Christian
Parenting Challenge
The
Christian Parenting Challenge is still up and running; I had a
message from a Hindu lady who asked if it was OK for her to follow
the blog, even though she is not a Christian. I get so many SPAM
messages that I was at first suspicious that it was hoax, but this
mum also has a genuine blog . . . she said, “Your
blog is lovely. I write to you as a parent, though not a Christian
one, but a Hindu one. The concerns and challenges you have set up and
shared here relate to my concerns today as a parent of two amazing
boys, 13 and 6.
I would very much like to be a part of your community as I believe we can learn much from others who have walked the path. It's just that I was not sure if you would be comfortable having a non-church going follower.” Of course I said yes! If you would like to come over and subscribe, please do! http://christianparentingchallenge.wordpress.com Or join us on facebook: www.facebook.com/christianparentingchallenge and invite your friends – let's support and help each other. :-)
I would very much like to be a part of your community as I believe we can learn much from others who have walked the path. It's just that I was not sure if you would be comfortable having a non-church going follower.” Of course I said yes! If you would like to come over and subscribe, please do! http://christianparentingchallenge.wordpress.com Or join us on facebook: www.facebook.com/christianparentingchallenge and invite your friends – let's support and help each other. :-)
Greek
translations
One
of our supporters, Michelle, is hoping to get our books translated
into Greek, because there are so few Christian books for Greek
children, and very little evangelical activity in Greece. Michelle
currently lives in Cyprus. If you would like to join in this exciting
venture, hop over to
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Greek-Christian-Translations-Resources
and keep in touch. Michelle says, “I
have found an organisation called Christian Lingua
(http://www.christianlingua.com)
who
do professional translation in all languages of Christian resources.
I explained what I want to do and that I will try to focus on raising
funds to get resources translated, proof read and then printed and
distributed. At
this point no commitments have been made. I am just researching
possibilities. Worth a try, Its in the Lord's hands who knows....”
It's
true that the Lord can do more than we can ask for or imagine! Thank
you in advance for your support. :-)
Beech
Bank Girls 4
Beech
Bank Girls 4 is going to paperback! We now have enough
funds to begin
production,
so DV
this
lovely fourth book in the Beech Bank Girls series will be out in the
spring. Whooo
hooo! If
you would like to buy the kindle version while you are waiting, you
can do so here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beech-Bank-Girls-Time-Remembered-ebook/dp/B00MAM0JBG
If
you or your girls have read this lovely book, would you be kind
enough to leave feedback now? Only one person has left a review so
far . . . the more reviews we have, the further up the Amazon ladder
we go, and the more they will promote the book. Even a few words
count! Thank you for your help.
And
there we go, that's all the news for now – oh no it's not, there's
the Write for a Reason course! We're half way through the first
course and I'm thrilled how students have engaged with the material.
If you would like to know more, go to: www.write-for-a-reason.com.
Or email me on the usual address!
With thanks as always for your prayers,
your encouragement and your support,
Janet
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