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| Help, there's no way through! |
No way out?
You know how sometimes there
just doesn't seem to be a way through? Whether it's a family,
financial, work, church or health issue, we all face crises from time
to time where there just doesn't seem to be a solution.
You see these two pictures?
I was walking on this muddy path in the woods towards what seemed to
be a fence . . . no way through! But in fact, there was a way
through. I just couldn't see it until I was right on top of it!
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| Ah, there is a way! |
In the same way, we need to
keep walking by faith. Even when we can't see an ending, or a
solution, we just need to keep trusting, because if we are heading in
the right direction, the Lord will always make a way where there
seems to be no way. Nothing is too difficult for him!
At Dernier we have had a few
sticky months, with all sorts of difficulties, delays and
frustrations with our long-awaited new book, A Pennyworth of
Peppermints and the CD and DVD versions of Deepest Darkness.
Please pray for us, that we will keep walking (for us that means
publishing!), so we can keep reaching out to children with the good
news. Thank you for your kind support. :-)
A Pennyworth of
Peppermints
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| A spy story set in the First World War |
Hurray,
hurray, hurray, this lovely story is finally at the printers! Isn't
that a fab illustration by artist John Raymer? :-)
A
Pennyworth of Peppermints is a
spy story, set in the First World War. While collecting driftwood on
their local beach in Dorset, Ben and Sidney find a message in a
bottle washed up on the shore. The message is written in rhyme – is
it just a poem? Through a series of adventures, the boys, along with
Sidney's sister, Vera, discover that there is much more to the
message than meets the eye . . .
This delightful story
captures a little of what life was like for families living through
the Great War, and how faith in God can make a difference, whatever
the circumstances.
We
have already had some reviews! Here are a couple:
“It
was epic..... It helped me understand what life was like as a child
in WW1..... It reminded me that God is interested in helping us
through tough times.”
- Florence
“Cool,
interesting, exciting.... It was a great book! I liked it that the
children were detectives! I liked that it said Jesus is always with
me.”
- Joseph
Florence
and Jo's mum said, “It
has been lovely and special, reading a book together, a lovely change
to read a book teaching morals and biblical truths in a way that's
engaging.”
This
book isn't quite on the website yet, but will be very soon. Do you
have contact with a Christian school or children who are
home-schooled? Would you be kind enough to let them know about the
book? It is the perfect novel for schoolchildren to study as class
readers, prizes and/or library books in this 100th
anniversary year of the outbreak of the First World War. Wouldn't it
be great for more children to read about how Jesus is with them,
whatever difficulties they are facing?
A huge thank you to all
who bought books for Kisumu children in Kenya!
A couple of weeks ago I
delivered the books you donated to Cherry Brierley, whose husband,
Peter, has now taken them to give to Kisumu children. Cherry was
delighted to receive the books - she told me the children will be
thrilled with them. I did wonder if it would add rather to Peter's
baggage, but Cherry told me firmly that the books will be a priority.
How wonderful that we can work together in this way to help children
in difficult circumstances. If we all do our bit, we can often make a
way where there seems to be no way! Do pray for the children who will
read the books. Some are orphans, some have desperate family
situations.
Are your children safe
online?
This
book comes highly recommended for anyone who is concerned about the
safety of their children online. It helps parents to be aware of the
dangers, and to be able to safely guide their children through the
maze of the Internet. Dr. Bex says, ‘In
the same way as you’re beside your child when they learn to crawl,
walk and ride a bike, right up to when they learn to drive, you have
to teach them to respect the digital environment, look for the
opportunities and be aware of the potential dangers. Talk to them
about what they are seeing and experiencing, give them freedom within
boundaries as you would in any other space.’
You can buy the book from any Christian bookshop.
Audio
and eBooks
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| 3 x CDs; you'll love it! |
I
sent out an email a little while ago asking if you would be kind
enough to support our kindle books. Many thanks to those who bought
the book/s and wrote reviews on Amazon– your support is much
appreciated! I am going to leave the price at just 75p-ish for a few
more days, just in case you meant to buy and didn't get round to it!
And you can now buy the audio CDs and DVDs of Deepest
Darkness through
our website or from Christian bookshops. If you have a car journey
coming up, this would be a great investment :-) Click here for the audio version of Deepest Darkness!
Michele
Guinness bought The
Birthday Shoes!
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| Michele and me! |
Last
week I had the privilege of speaking at a meeting where Michele
Guinness was doing a book signing. (Thanks to Norman Nibloe of
Tonbridge Christian Book Centre for inviting me.) Michele gave an
entertaining talk about her new novel, Archbishop;
I
was delighted when she bought a copy of 'The
Birthday Shoes'
for her granddaughter (you can just see the corner of the book in the
photo!).
If
you would like me to come and speak to your group and share the
Dernier vision, just Contact Janet
as usual!
Well
I think I've gone on enough! Hope you all have a wonderful Easter,
celebrating our gracious Saviour.
Janet
coming
up and need a bit of distraction, this could be just the thing for you!
You can order audio CDs and audio-visual DVDs here: 
