'Prayer - just do it!'

I wonder if you made any new year's resolutions this year? There has been a lot of talk about 2012 being an important year. There will be the Olympics in London, Euro 2012 and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee  . . . it will also be the year I turn 50 :-) . . . that is, if the world continues in its present form, because according to some 2012 will be the year the world is going to end! (The end of the Long Mayan calendar apparently . . .)

Now most of us won't worry too much about the Mayan calendar, but Jesus did nonetheless warn us to always to be ready for his return, because nobody knows the day or time.

So I venture to suggest that the best resolution we could make is to pray more than ever before, because God has chosen, at least in part, to meet the needs of his people through the prayers of his children. That's you and me. And perhaps the time is short!



 
We first produced our 'Prayer - just do it!' booklets to help young people to pray; they are often zealous and enthusiastic, putting some of us oldies to shame. However, many adults have found the booklets helpful too. It's easy to run out of words if you're not sure exactly what to pray for!

Talking about prayer doesn't get it done, but with these booklets, anyone can just do it! And prayer changes lives - well, the prayers themselves don't, but God does, through our prayers. That's a breathtaking privilege and an awesome responsibility.

Each of our four eight-page 'Prayer - just do it!' booklets:

Has a short introduction giving suggestions on how to pray Gives prayer pointers rather than actual prayers, to allow freedom of expression Helps develop good habits for a lifetime of prayer Is equally suitable for private or group prayers Fosters concern for brothers and sisters in difficult situations Includes scripture references for each prayer pointer Has 30 prayer pointers - one for each day of the month-ish! So why pray for these topics? Praying for Persecuted Christians Millions of our brothers and sisters worldwide suffer persecution for their faith in Jesus Christ. As well as our help, they desperately need our prayers. Praying for Church Leaders In his letters, Paul often urges the believers to pray for him. Church leaders today need our prayers no less, not just our local ministers but those in the public eye. Praying for Missionaries Missionaries who have left their home in order to share the gospel have particular difficulties to overcome along with the joys of service. As well as our encouragement, they need our prayers. Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem The Bible urges us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. One day Jesus will return and restore all things with a new heaven and a new earth, but for now the battle rages for supremacy in the City of the Great King. If you are looking for help for yourself, your youth club, family, prayer group or for prayers to use in all-age family services, our booklets can help you! Not only does the Lord graciously answer those prayers we pray in line with His will, but also bring the pray-er closer to God. Who could you buy a set of booklets for?

'Prayer - just do it!' booklets are usually only available from our website http://dernierpublishing.com/prayer.php

from 90p per individual booklet, but we would like to make a New Year's Offer to our supporters - each booklet, just 50p each, however many you wish to buy, POST FREE (UK only, sorry: email us for shipping overseas). Just email us on info at dernierpublishing.com (replace at with @ of course, we've done that to confuse spammers!) with your order and we will send you however many booklets you require of each title with an invoice for your purchase. And if you are not completely satisfied, you are free to return the whole package to us for a full refund. Offer expires end of February 2012.

 "More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." - Alfred Lord Tennyson

Our heavenly Father is pleased to answer our requests - he is just waiting for us to ask. If we are obedient, we really can make a difference, an eternal difference, to thousands, maybe millions of people.

Here's what one lady wrote to us recently:

"After receiving the prayer booklets from you to use with children in Sunday school, I have reordered another set for my personal use! They are fantastic - the best no nonsense prayer material I've ever seen and they have got me straight into prayer! Most materials just talk about praying. Thank you, you have really blessed me and enthused my prayer time! God bless your work."

Order today:info at dernierpublishing.com - 50p per eight-page booklet.

Still not sure? Here are some more reviews:

'The ‘Prayer - just do it’ series is a wonderful resource of prayer pointers for those who understand and appreciate the value of prayer. Whether young or old, experienced or just learning, in groups or alone, these little booklets provide practical help and suggestions for prayer.

Praying for topics like ‘Missionaries’, ‘Persecuted Christians’, and Jerusalem can sometimes seem a little overwhelming; we may simply not know how or where to begin! That is where these little booklets come into their own.

I commend this ‘Prayer - just do it’ series to you; may they give you the encouragement and help you need to get started, and to grow and become effective in the gracious gift of prayer.' - Rev. Sherwin Chase

Recommendation of 'Praying for Church Leaders'

"This booklet in the "Prayer - just do it! Series is attractively produced in an easy to read format. It contains a comprehensive coverage of prayers for Christian leaders including leaders' personal, spiritual and family life, and their training, teaching, preaching and pastoral care. There are prayers for those under pressure, those facing persecution and those seeking spiritual refreshment and renewal; also for those, who, in the ministry, have to exercise godly discipline over church members. The emphasis is on intercession, but there are opportunities for thanksgiving as well in the 30 prayer pointers. Some may wish to use the booklet on a daily basis, others when meeting in a group to pray for their church. It is a booklet which could prove very helpful, both to church leaders and to those who pray for them."
Rev Malcolm Millard

Recommendation of 'Praying for Persecuted Christians'

"Praying with feeling for people you've never met can be difficult, especially if you know very little about their individual circumstances. But if your heart is touched to remember and pray for your persecuted brothers and sisters as Hebrews 13:3 exhorts, this slim booklet can be incredibly helpful. It presents 30 prayer prompts for persecuted Christians that are practical and very much to the point. Each refers to two or three scriptures which remind us that much of the New Testament was written to Christians who faced hardship and persecution.

And as we pray, we begin to realize that prayer is not about fulfilling a commandment so much as 'spending time before the Throne of Grace' which results not just in us presenting our petitions to God, but more importantly, in us developing a higher view of God, who touches our hearts and transforms our lives."
Paul Jones, Supporter Relations Manager, Release International

Recommendation of 'Praying for Missionaries' "This little booklet is a wonderful tool for directing our prayers in a way that is so relevant to today's missionaries. Praying for one of the 30 prayer pointers each day, it is possible to cover all the prayer needs of our missionaries each month. It is also so uplifting to read the scriptures listed with each prayer pointer, reminding us of God's words and promises for each situation. I would heartily recommend Praying For Missionaries to all who desire to support missionaries through prayer." - Glenn Tainio - UK Director, ReachAcross

 Recommendation of 'Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem'

"Although in handy and simple format, here is a wonderful opportunity for 'newcomers' (and the experienced) to learn how (and why) to pray for the 'City of the Great King.' While so easy to follow, the hidden blessing will be that which comes as a result of continuing in prayer!

As one prays with a listening heart, the Holy Spirit will gradually add and lead in prayer. Here is something the Lord Himself has been seeking from His followers: guidance for the individual - but of equal help to those who may be gathered together.

There is no actual restriction to numerical order. The LORD may inspire you to remain focused for a while on the same item. On the other hand - you will learn as you proceed. You will find matters for prayer that you may be able to share with others. Make notes on anything that you want to remember.

It is God Himself who inspired and pronounced the important Word which commands and promises:

'Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They shall prosper that love thee!' (Psalm 122:6)" - Ken Burnett - Founder of 'Prayer For Israel'

Thank you for reading this far! I do hope we will be able to help you. Any queries, do not hesitate to ask!info at dernierpublishing.com (@ and no gaps!)

December newsletter

 

Welcome to the December 2011 Dernier Publishing

newsletter!

 

All I want for Christmas is . . .

Well it's not something you can buy! At the hairdresser's yesterday the big topic of conversation was of course Christmas . . . we talked about which relatives we were going to see, how our shopping was going and how behind we were with preparations . . . I realised afterwards that I had missed a brilliant opportunity to talk about what Christmas means to me. I just wasn't thinking. If we really thought about what we wanted for Christmas, I wonder what we would do differently?

 

 

Encouragements!

We have heard through one of our authors that some of our books are being enjoyed in Denmark! How amazing is that! And here's some more encouraging feedback:

“I asked my daughter what she would like for Christmas and she said all she wanted was two Beech Bank Girls books as she has read the first and loves it. She is thirteen.” - Wendy (Essex)

“ I particularly love the children's books you sell because they are non-preachy, nor in-your-face, heavy reads. They are full of excitement, adventure, emotion and wonder, with a subtle message we can all benefit from.” - Elizabeth (Hants)

“74% of British Christians came to Christ by the time they were 19 – your work is so important.” - Dr Peter Brierley, former Executive Director of Christian Research

 

Books make the best presents!

Who could you buy a book for - friends' children, children's friends, nephews, nieces, neighbours, church children - why not take the opportunity of Christmas to sow some seeds and maybe touch a whole family? Maybe as a thank you gift? A book at £5.99 costs about the same as a tin of chocolates, but is soooo much healthier and soooo much better value! If you're not sure which one to choose, do email us (info@dernierpublishing.com), we would be glad to help you any way we can :-) If you can't get to your local Christian bookshop, you can look at and order books online www.dernierpublishing.com/youthf.php and read the first chapters of there too. As with the Christmas cards, we will send these to you first class between now and Christmas – last recommended posting date for UK is 20^th December, but don't hesitate, order today!

 

Run out of cards, running late, need some help, don't panic!

We still have some Christmas cards left, with all proceeds going towards new books!

Penguin cards: greeting inside reads:

May the joy of the Lord

be yours this Christmas!

Robin cards: greeting inside reads:

May the peace of the Lord

be yours this Christmas!

Size: 148 x 104mm with a lovely glossy finish. Prices: (with white envelopes) £5.99 for 20 cards or £24.99 for 100. Just email me on info@dernierpublishing.com with your order and I will get those sent off to you with an invoice. P+p free as usual (UK only, sorry)! We will send these to you first class, so don't hesitate, email us now on info@dernierpublishing.com!

Need a last minute inspirational gift – but not a book?!

We still have a special offer on all four of our posters, by way of saying thank you to all of you who support us in so many different ways . . . the details are still on a previous blog - just scroll back and you will find them!

You could make savings of up to £18, so do take a look – we hope our posters will be a blessing to all the children (and the young at heart!) in your life. As with the books and Christmas cards, do email us as soon as possible with your order: info@dernierpublishing.com!

Prayer, the key

Please pray for all the children who will be reading our books this Christmas! However good the book is, it is the Lord who does the work of touching hearts. Thank you so much for standing with us. May you find peace and joy this Christmas, and know the joy of seeing others discover the wonder of the reason for the season :-)

Warmest good wishes to you all,

Janet

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Eleanor Watkins, author of 40 books!

Back in August we put up a brief profile of author Eleanor Watkins, but as Beech Bank Girls III (recently released) is Eleanor's 40th book - wow, what an achievement! - I thought it would be nice to have a longer piece. Eleanor has kindly written the following fascinating account of her childhood on a farm in the Welsh borders, how she came to follow the Lord, and a bit about her writing career to date. Enjoy! :-)

“I think I was conscious of God from a very early age. As a family we attended an Anglican church; I loved the words and rhythms of the Prayer Book service and often pondered their meanings. Our church was a tiny rural one, looking as if it had been dumped down in the middle of a field, sister to the Parish church in the village and much beloved by the diarist Francis Kilvert, whose books are full of names and places I know well. We would walk to church, wearing wellies in wet weather, over a mile of fields, hills and dips, narrow lanes and streams to cross.

Living in the depths of the countryside reinforced my deep inner feeling that there must have been a master Creator behind the wonder and beauty of the natural world. Our farm perched on a hillside overlooking the beautiful Wye valley, facing the misty blue ridges of the Black Mountains across the river. My brothers and I had a hundred and twenty acres of fields, streams and woodland as our playground and we knew every inch of it; each tree, every bend in the stream, the damp places where golden marsh marigolds and delicate wild orchids grew, the reed-fringed pond where we took our jam jars to collect frog spawn, the best horse chestnuts for conkers. We built houses in trees and dens in bushes, dammed the stream and diverted channels to create islands. We also sometimes did forbidden things, like building fires in woodland, or squeezing through holes in hedges to trespass on neighbours’ land. Looking back, it was an idyllic childhood, free of restriction - we truly ‘walked in Eden.’

  

Our farmhouse was draughty and sadly lacking in mod cons; one cold tap supplied all the domestic water, heating consisted of open fires and a couple of smelly oil heaters. We read by oil lamps or in bed by candlelight (fire hazard!), the toilet was at the bottom of the garden down a long and shrub-fringed path, scary in the dark, and we bathed in a tin tub in front of the kitchen fire. My parents were hard-working and often hard-up, but our house was full of books and magazines, from encyclopaedias to classics, poetry to farming magazines and children's comics. We all read avidly, studied the things that interested us, travelled to other times and places through the printed page. My brother wanted to be a naturalist, and I knew from very early on that I wanted to be a writer.

A turning point in my life came at sixteen, when three friends and I went to our village hall to see a film and listen to a visiting evangelistic speaker. As the evening progressed I had the growing conviction that these people knew Jesus in a personal way, and, more importantly, that his death on the Cross that I heard about in Sunday services had been for me, personally, and that I needed to make a decision; to accept him into my heart and life or to reject him. I had the uneasy feeling that the former decision might restrict my blossoming teenage social life, so I headed straight for the door when the meeting ended. My friend, though, persuaded me to respond to the altar call, and together we duly stayed behind for counselling. Once pinned down, I prayed the sinner’s prayer with sincerity, and really felt that something significant had happened.

Over the years, I’m amazed at the way God has kept his hand on me through many ups and downs, wanderings and strayings (on my part), heartaches and problems and happy times, and the incredible diversity and wonder and adventure of life lived with Jesus. I’ve met so many amazing people and learned and experienced so much in so many ways, from the joy and wonder of being filled with the Holy Spirit, to the pain of church splits and the hard work of setting up new enterprises. I don’t always understand what God is doing, but I do believe that, in the end, ‘all will be well, and all will be most well, and all manner of things will be well.’(Julian of Norwich)

I’ve written stories since I could hold a pen, and had my first acceptance at the age of 21, when Christian Herald newspaper accepted one of my short stories for the princely fee of three guineas! They took several more, and later published a children's serial which I had started when I was sixteen and finished a few years later when I was looking for something to do during my baby son’s nap time. My first book was published by Victory Press in 1973, the story of a boy and a fox cub. By then I was a farmer’s wife and mother of three small boys, living in a farmhouse in the lee of the Black Mountains facing across the valley to my childhood home. Life was busy, but I persevered with the writing and more books followed with Victory Press. A lean spell in publishing came later in the 70s and 80s, and I turned to short stories and articles, selling a respectable number to various magazines in this country, Australia and the US. Children's fiction was my first love, though, and it was with relief that I discovered Lion Publishing, who helped and nurtured me enormously, and later Scripture Union and Kevin Mayhew.

Beech Bank Girls III: Christmas is Coming!, published this year, is my fortieth book, not counting the dozen or so manuscripts, finished and unfinished, that lurk in my files. I began the Beech Bank Girls stories after reading something similar in secular teenage fiction and wondering how it would work if the girls telling the stories had experienced Jesus in their lives. The first couple of publishers I approached were dubious, then I met Janet through the pages of the ACW magazine, she liked the stories and the rest, as they say, is history. The latest book was inspired by the bitter weather of last winter which started before Christmas – I thought it would be fun to have a pre-Christmas story with a cold and snowy setting. The girls themselves are not goody-goody or super-spiritual, they are ordinary girls who laugh, cry, fall out sometimes, face heartaches, make mistakes, act silly and have a lot of fun. I want the readers, above all, to have a sense of how precious they are to God, how much he loves them just as they are, and to know that he has wonderful plans for their lives.

I write mostly in longhand, in a spiral-bound manuscript book, editing each days’ work later the same day, editing it again when it goes on the computer – and then again, and again…… My three pieces of advice to budding writers? 1. Read. 2. Write. 3. Make sure you have a good editor. I can’t emphasize that enough. However well you think you’ve edited your work, there will always be things you missed, or that could be improved on. Whether a lot or a little needs to be changed, a good editor is a must.

 

A few years ago, on a trip to New England, I visited Walden Pond and was very taken with Thoreau’s idea of a little hut in the woods, having the fanciful notion I’d like one to write in. My husband, bless him, took this on board and some time later obtained a small wooden hut and set it up in our own woodland. It was a nice idea, but alas!, very little writing has been done there. The grandchildren play in it and I go there occasionally to watch wildlife, or to have a scream or rant without danger of disturbing the family or upsetting the cat! These days, I can’t get by without piles of books, concordances, notes on bits of paper, the phone, and a computer with Google, Amazon and Facebook to provide distraction at regular intervals. Plus a comfy armchair, central heating and a cup of tea, of course!"

Eleanor at the Christian Resources Exhibition at Sandown Park in May.

All three Beech Bank Girls books, for girls aged 10-14,  are available from good bookshops everywhere (support your local Christian bookshop if you can) or direct from our website  www.dernierpublishing.com/youthf.php at price £5.99 each. For more information about these books and our others, scroll down to previous posts, find us on facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dernier-Publishing/173040439575 or check out our website!

November newsletter

Welcome to the November Dernier Publishing

newsletter!

 

Are children becoming animals?

Many people are at risk of giving up on children altogether, a shocking new poll commissioned by Barnardo’s has found. It shows that nearly half the UK population (49 per cent) agree that children today are beginning to behave like animals. ICM Research reveals that the public holds a negative view of all children, despite the majority being well behaved, attending school, taking part in activities and a significant number contributing to their communities and volunteering.

Read more of the research findings here:

http://www.barnardos.org.uk/news_and_events/current_news.htm?ref=74120

So it seems that our children are facing discrimination. How sad. We all need to feel cared for and appreciated; our young people are not exempt, with perhaps more pressures on them than many of us had to face at their age. There are more family break-ups than ever before, an increasingly immoral society, pressure at school to conform/not conform, more families with financial problems, job uncertainties, job losses . . . It's tempting to wonder what we can do, but if we all go out of our way to encourage our young people whenever we can, and make them feel appreciated, we can make a difference. If you don't know any children yourself, why not buy a Christian book or two for a school library? You could be the means of great blessing!

Books for Christmas!

Books make wonderful presents! Our books make excellent, non-threatening gifts for all the 8-16 year-old children you love. Those of you who have known us for a while will know all about our books; if you would like a catalogue please let us know, or if you would like help in choosing a suitable book for a particular child (or group), do not hesitate to contact me on info@dernierpublishing.com.

You can buy all our books from your local Christian Bookshop, internet store, or direct from us: www.dernierpublishing.com/youthf.php

 

With thanks to all who pray

Often we don't see the results of our prayers, but occasionally we receive good news! Here's an extract from an email I received recently, a wonderful encouragement that the Lord is at work through our books:

“I just want you to know how amazing your books are! 

1. One girl aged 8 from a very difficult background, came to me on Sunday. It was her birthday last Thursday. She was thrilled to bits when she got 3 birthday cards. One from Grandma, one from Kidz Klub, and one from the lady who sponsored her book! [Church members sponsored books to give to Sunday School children last term.] The only thing she asked for for her birthday was another book like 'I Want To Be an Airline Pilot'. Grandma bought her 'The Birthday Shoes'. Result: one very happy little girl.
2. One lady who lives 17 miles away from church, came on Sunday. She came because she had read her son's book, one of the Treasure Mystery ones. Her son loves coming to Kidz Klub, and she wanted to see why. At the end of the service she stayed behind to talk to the preacher, and after a long chat with him, she was born again! Wow, wow, and wow again!!”

Poster Offer

Do scroll back to a previous post with a special offer on our posters, by way of saying thank you to all of you who support us in so many different ways . . .

In a nutshell, you could make savings of up to £18, so do take a look – we hope our posters will be a blessing to all the children in your life. Offer expires 24th December, but we recommend you order them well before then! Why not take a look now - there's no time like the present, excuse the pun :-)

May the Lord bless you all as you prepare for Christmas, when we will celebrate that most amazing of events, when the only Son of God, our Saviour, came down to us.

 

Kindest regards to you all,

Janet  

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Author profile - Denise Hayward

I hope you enjoy reading about our authors - today, with no further ado, I am delighted to introduce you to Denise Hayward, author of 'Deepest Darkness'!

"As a child I loved reading, and I read all the children’s classics – The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Alice in Wonderland, Heidi, Little Women etc. I also enjoyed Enid Blyton – she gets a bad press now but she drew me into books. Two books that really impacted me were Helen Keller’s autobiography and The Diary of Anne Frank. Probably more than any other book The Diary of Anne Frank inspired me to start writing. For my 13^th birthday I bought a note book with some money I’d had and began to keep a diary. I think I began by trying to record the boring intricacies of my day but quite soon it became a place to write what I thought and felt, how I processed the world. Those early diaries read rather embarrassingly now! I have never been faithful to writing my journal every day but I have more or less kept it up ever since. I still have days when I write reams and occasionally let several days, even weeks, lapse.

I don’t remember when I first wanted to write children’s stories, probably some time in my early twenties. I just know that for a long while I wanted to and then eventually began to put some of the ideas I had in my head onto paper. From the time I was a young teenager I wanted to be an actress, and from the age of 16 acting was a total obsession for me. It was all I wanted to do. I did eventually go to drama school and then had a summer season in the children’s theatre in Butlins. It’s a long story but I learned a lot about myself I didn’t like during that summer. I had been reading Christian books such as Jackie Pullinger’s ‘Chasing the Dragon,’ and Joni Eareckson’s autobiography. I may, at times, have called myself a Christian up to that point but I was not a follower of Jesus and these books brought that home to me. Anyway God sought me out, thankfully, and aged 23 I became a follower of Jesus. And he very clearly led me out of the acting world. It seemed hard at the time but I am glad He did. I wouldn’t have survived as a Christian in that world. That’s not the case for everyone but it certainly was for me.

I think it was probably around that time that the possibility of being a writer began to take hold of me. I certainly began writing more seriously then. I think my first completed work was probably a one woman play about Eleanor Roosevelt. I hoped to tour it around schools but didn’t get much interest – they kept telling me what women they would like a show about. I’ve never been very good at writing on demand. It has to mean something to me. However it began, somewhere in me I knew I wanted to write children’s stories. Of course I discovered writing them is far easier than getting them published! It always seemed like I was playing a game that I didn’t know the rules of.

The inspiration for Deepest Darkness came when my husband, Frederick, and I had a holiday in Canada. We caught the train from Toronto that crosses Canada to Vancouver, on the west coast. We stopped off at the Rockies on the way over then continued on to Vancouver. From there we hired a car and drove around Vancouver Island. We walked in the Rockies, went whale watching, stayed in an old loggers cabin and took boats out to see Grizzly bears along the coast. Throughout the journey the thing that struck us was the wildness and the unpredictability of it. The reality that as we walked we could very possibly stumble across a bear was exciting and scary! All the while, as we faced a wildness that doesn’t exist anymore in Britain, I felt God stirring things in me, facing fears. Not just the fear of stumbling across a bear but a certain fearfulness that gripped me. My fear was not as raw and controlling as Abi’s [from Deepest Darkness] but certainly controlled aspects of my life. God had long been dealing with fear in me. But there is simply something about walking in wilderness that touches something deep. Not just about me, but about the reality that God is not a tame God, and actually, in the depths of who I am, I don’t want Him to be anyway.

But it was in a small place on the west coast of Vancouver Island that the story began to stir in me. Our hotel was virtually on the beach, we had a room looking out to the sea. The beach was beautiful, to me it was paradise. The dark rocks in the sea, the long sandy beach. Behind were mountains and forests. All that part of Canada used to be temperate rainforest but most of it has been logged and there is very little original forest left. But there is some and from the road there was a boardwalk into the edge of the forest. As we walked I wept, the colours, the variety of green and the ancientness of this forest, deeply touched my heart, deeply spoke to me of the One who is the Ancient of Days.

One morning on the beach, the line ‘When I was a child of 9 or 10 I came to this island full of fear,’ popped into my head. And it stayed there. It became a matter of discovering who this person was and what had happened to her. In many ways Dave, Abi’s father, contains strands of my story as much as Abi herself. For me, Deepest Darkness is as much about discovering God is far bigger and wild and real and good than we ever imagine, as it is about one young girl facing her fears and finding God cares. He is enough. He made this wild, incredible planet that He cares deeply about. And yet He knows me and He cares. He intends life to be fully lived and embraced, He doesn’t want us cowering or making a life for ourselves that we can manage. He is too wild for us to tame and life is too huge for us to control but He holds us and lights our way."

Deepest Darkness really is a beautiful book; thoughtful, exciting, inspiring and equally suitable for Christian children or those with no church background. If you would like to read the first chapter, you can do so online:  http://dernierpublishing.com/deepestdarkness.php

Here is a little bit about the book, with some reviews:

 

Ten-year old Abi suffers from terrible nightmares and her life is ruled by fear. On holiday in Canada, she makes a new friend who shows her that true light shines, even in the deepest darkness. Facing her fears one by one, Abi opens up her life to the light and finds a freedom that she never thought possible.

“This is a brilliant story all about a girl called Abi. She's got a fear of everything, but a trip to Canada brings a new friend and some important answers. This is one of the best books I've read – EVER!” - Maddie

“It is a fantastic adventure and God is really real.” - Natalie 

 

“I enjoyed the story very much. I felt for Abi and all the characters, and was really excited while reading the book.” - Polina 

 

"Deepest Darkness' has deeply touched my daughters. There is something about it which has  struck a chord with them." - Jo

Deepest Darkness is available from all good bookshops everywhere (shop locally if you can!) or direct from our website. It costs £5.99 - if you need to order it, here is the ISBN: 9780953696352