Imagine my surprise when Josh told me we were invited to an event at JAARS (“ a multidisciplinary team of problem-solvers committed to the belief-and the vision-that people’s lives and communities are transformed as they experience God’s Word in their own language“) in Waxhaw, NC to hear Jo Shetler speak! I went and found my prized book and re-read parts of the story since it had been about 6 years since our campfire read aloud. You gain a respect and love for her and these people she served as you read each page. She introduces you to people that you will never forget and will long to meet one day in heaven. She tells of the tremendous challenges and the overwhelming victories that God gave. This book tells the story of Joanna Shetler’s time in the Philippines translating the Bible into the Balangao people’s heart language. Well, technically, we couldn’t read for crying so we gave the book to Ruby to read the last few pages. The other two kiddos were a bit distracted with playing to tune in very well, but the three of us around the fire couldn’t stop reading. We were on a camping trip as we were finishing up this book, and I can still remember like yesterday sitting around the campfire with Josh and Ruby and reading it outloud. We received the book authored by Joanne Shetler with one of our Sonlight Curriculum sets. And the Word Came With Power has been our family’s fondest read-aloud over our ten years of home schooling.
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