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Book Reviews
Thanks to those who have read and written about our book! On amazon.com you can read reviews and also take a look inside the book. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Parents-Missionaries-Connected-Grandchildren-CrossCulturally/dp/193406839X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299894712&sr=1-1 Don't let the word "review" scare you! Just write something to tell other POMs what the book has meant to you. Here are some other comments about the book that POMs have sent to us recently:

I am reading Parents of Missionaries, which my son gave me almost a year ago when I attended their commissioning service in Memphis. (I tried to read it then, but I just didn't quite get it—I thought I was OK at that point). What a whirlwind of emotions have taken place since then! They did training in the states and then on to Canada last fall for another several months to train. Now, the big day is next Friday and MOM is falling apart.

Our children gave us your book Parents of Missionaries before they left, and I read it during this first year of their departure. I was blessed in the wealth of information and encouragement you offered to me and am grateful for your ministry to POMs.

I just finished your book and all I can say is thank-you. Someone really understands my feelings and emotions. I found that what I was feeling was normal as I go through the departure of my daughter, son-in-law, and six grandchildren to a foreign land to reach others for the Lord. Before reading the book I felt guilty because I felt these feelings. Surely I ought to be thrilled that my kids were "sold out" for Jesus. But to be honest, I hurt and wanted them close by so I could watch them grow and see daily milestones in their lives. . . . At least now I know that others feel like I do and that God totally understands my feelings and He is there ready to listen. I need not feel guilt. Thank you for the wonderful freeing book.

A wonderful family whose son is also there sent me a copy of your book Parents of Missionaries, and what a lifesaver it has been! I realized that everything I was feeling was normal: the grief, the anger, the loss of what I thought my future would look like, the fears, etc. Thank you for ministering to those of us in this situation. I'm thankful my daughter loves God and wants to serve Him, but the loss is still SO great.

I really enjoyed your book; this is something that I wish I had found earlier.

Thanks so much for writing your book. It is speaking volumes to me, even as I struggle to read through my tears. . . . We absolutely support them both and pray for God's best in their lives, even if that means being 7000 miles apart, but we have little to no support for what we are going through. When I even begin to speak of my struggles to cope with all that is mine to deal with, people look away from my pain and change the subject. I look forward to becoming a part of this online community of support! Thank you for seeing this need and meeting it.

I just wanted to thank you for writing the book. It's very helpful. In fact, with each page and chapter I read, I am writing little notes to my daughter so she will know how I feel and how much I love her. She told me that as long as she knew she had the support of her mother that she would be OK. She and I are very, very close. I read something in the book last night that said, surely there will be people in heaven just because of Bill and Heather's decision to go to Africa. I believe that with all my heart. They are truly very special people. Thank you again for writing this book.

I just found your book on Amazon, Parents of Missionaries. Having written two books (the first was nearly published by Authentic Media UK), I am aware of the great heart for missions of your publisher. They chose an excellent resource to publish when they chose your book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be buying copies for my mom, dad, and in-laws. I'll also be sure to recommend it to people I come in contact with.