Welcome to the June 2014
Dernier Publishing
newsletter!
Plant
seeds, or weeds will grow!
If
we don't plant seeds, weeds will grow on their own, with absolutely
no effort on our part. All we need to do for weeds to take over is .
. . nothing.
Planting
seeds, of course, takes time and effort, and there's always the risk
that all might be wasted; that they won't come up. We may also have
to wait ages to see any signs of life. And we may have to keep
watering and weeding with just the hope that one day the seeds will
grow into beautiful flowers.
But
there will be a reward for those who bother. OK, so not all the
seeds we sow are likely to come up. But we must not give up.
The law of probability (and
the book of Ecclesiastes!) tells
us that the more seeds
we sow, the more we are
likely to reap. We do not
know which seeds will grow and which will not, so the thing is to
sow, and sow, and keep on sowing, as much as we can, as long as we
can.
See
these beautiful poppies? My daughter gave me a packet of seeds last
year. I prepared the ground, sowed them, and waited. Now I am reaping
the rewards! Suppose I hadn't bothered? I would have a patch of weeds
instead. The seeds could easily have
stayed in the packet, forgotten in a drawer. I would never
have had the pleasure of these beautiful blooms – and I would
never have known what I was missing.
Our
books are a bit like seeds. Some will bear fruit, some may not. We
might see the results, or we might send them out to bloom elsewhere.
Some might bear fruit that will change whole families, and their
seeds will grow seeds that will go on spreading and blooming, year
after year!
The
consequences could be eternal. The question is, will we bother? If we don't, we will never know what we are missing.
Dare
you take the Christian Parenting Challenge?
Thank
you to all who have prayed for the Christian Parenting Challenge, and
for those who have sent
in reviews. Much appreciated! If you're not sure what it's all about,
you can watch this little clip: http://youtu.be/pRKLtU_KYWo
(YouTube)
Or
you can buy the kindle book from Amazon here:
The
ebook version hasn't quite made it to our website yet, but it will
soon! We are hoping that sales of this resource will help to fund
more books, so we all win!
Here
are a couple of reviews: “This is an
EXCELLENT resource, and I would
be happy to recommend it to families.”
- Lucy
''I
loved the parenting challenge. I am a mum of three and I homeschool
my children so we spend a lot of time together. However, it is easy
to get wrapped up in the day to day routines, 'to do' lists,
appointments and schedules. I found the parenting challenge helped
remind me of the value of doing simple small things to show my family
how much I love them. To stop and take time to do things that create
memories, bring smiles and connect us on a deeper level. I shared it
with my friends and through Sunday school too.
'' - Michelle
Bookshop
Corner!
Many
thanks once again to everyone who has prayed for the distribution of
our books to Christian bookshops. I am delighted to tell you that we
now have a solution . . . Hughes and Coleman are going to be
representing us within the wholesale trade. Norman
Nibloe from Tonbridge Christian Book Centre, recommended
them to me. He
assured me that they
are lovely people with a real ministry motive. Four
reps will be taking our books to shops all around the UK and Ireland
from 1st
July. I
hope to be able to give you some photos in due course! Please pray
for the smooth taking over of operations, which we trust will be
beneficial to all . . . truly
we are stronger when we work together.
Spreading
wings
I have made a few contacts recently which
might make possible the availability of our books in Asia, Africa and
the US. This is a breathtaking vision – but we have a big God for
whom nothing is impossible! Please do pray for all these various
contacts . . . please pray for wisdom in making decisions, and above
all that many, many more children will be able to receive the
'message in a story', wherever they live in the world.
Camps,
clubs, Sunday schools and kids clubs
Sending good Christian books home with
children is akin to sending a good nourishing meal! Of course, cost
is a factor, but still, could you find out if your church or
organisation would like to give out our books as gifts, prizes and
presentations? The potential is enormous. Please do
forward our online catalogue to as many people as you can!
Incidentally, we do quantity discounts
for schools, charities and churches - contact me for more info!
Running
out of room but I must just tell you . . .
A Pennyworth of Peppermints
is selling well! Schools are beginning to take it up as a class
reader, with its topical content (WWI)
– please keep
praying,
as I know you do, for all the children who read our books, that the
Lord will open hearts and minds. Some
children who read this book might never hear the gospel another way.
We have had some wonderful reviews of this story – pop over to our
facebook page (www.facebook.com/DernierPublishing)
where you can keep in touch daily!
With grateful thanks for your support,
Janet
P.S.
Don't forget to forward the catalogue to all your
friends!http://www.flipgorilla.com/p/23023990364721927/show
