Sara L. Collison and Leah M. Wendt's Newly Released "What is in Your Hand?: A Journey Toward SHALOM" is an Honest and Inspiring Journey of One Couple's Search for Shalom
"What is in Your Hand?: A Journey Toward SHALOM" from Christian Faith Publishing authors Sara L. Collison and Leah M. Wendt is a beautiful memoir about Glen and Sara Collison's personal journey of vocational discovery and the rise of an organization for adults with developmental disabilities.
MEADVILLE, Pa., June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "What is in Your Hand?: A Journey Toward SHALOM": a heartwarming account of a couple and the local community ministry's story and the spiritual challenges that comes with. "What is in Your Hand?: A Journey Toward SHALOM" is the creation of published authors Sara L. Collison, a Board Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Registered Nurse and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator; and Leah M. Wendt, a graduate of a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in English Literature who taught English Literature, Fine Arts, and Research/Writing courses for both onground and online classrooms.
Collison and Wendt write, "What is in your hand? God once asked Moses this profound yet simple question. God obviously understood the answer, but did Moses? In his hand he held a simple shepherd staff that would part the Red Sea waters! Do we like Moses really hear the invitation to enter into a personal relationship based on truth and trust with God Himself? The Kingdom of God on earth becomes a reality when we open our hearts and hands to this question and partnership.
"In 1987, Sara and Glen Collison moved to Kalamazoo and bought a condemned property! After six months of hard work, their renovated nineteenth century Southwest Michigan farmhouse became a twelve-bed licensed foster care home for adults with developmental disabilities. By 1990, SHALOM Inc. was born. God places us on the journey to discover what He designed just for us, what will give a sense of wholeness and peace. God was at work in 1963—Sara's Jewish father disowned her when she chose to follow Christ. Sara recalls, 'My mom, however, would not interfere, because I was given back to God when I was severely burned, and my life hung in the balance when I was only two years old [1946]. A little wool coat saved my life!' Now in 2018, SHALOM raises sheep and Sara notes, 'You see not a single experience is wasted in God's spiritual kingdom.' God uses what we already possess (talent, influence, skills, resources, circumstances, health/sickness) to do what we were created to do.
"As with Moses, God still proposes, 'What is in your hand?' A shepherd staff? How about a flower shop? A grocery store? A poor farm with dairy cows? Sheep? Goats? Nursing skills? —Yes! The Collisons gave all that to God and in return, they found their journey toward shalom!"
Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Sara L. Collison and Leah M. Wendt's new book is a powerful and moving life journey told in narratives about a God-centered couple's faith-filled walk towards shalom that hopes to inspire families out there to follow Christ in their walks in life.
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Consumers can purchase "What is in Your Hand?: A Journey Toward SHALOM" at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.
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