I started writing a few comments about books I’ve read recently and posted them on a business networking site. I decided to go ahead and share them here for wider distribution. First up is a review of missionary Lynn Kennedy’s first book entitled “A God Story”, available at her ministry website, http://www.ShatteringDarkness.org which is also listed to the right as a recommended ministry.

From her website: Written by Lynn Kennedy, “A God Story” recounts the miraculous acts of God while reaching a lost people group called the Dagara (meaning “Cross), who were eagerly waiting to hear the message of the cross of Christ.

At age 36 Lynn Kennedy was a new widow. It was at this time in her life that God called her to go to college and then language studies to prepare her for international missions. Lynn has served the Dagara people of Burkina Faso since September, 1998. In 2004 she founded Shattering Darkness Ministries (http://www.ShatteringDarkness.org) “A God Story” is her 120 page self-published collection of first-hand stories, one after another, of times when–in the face of the impossible–God has answered prayers.

It sounds cliche to say that there are parts that will make you laugh and others that will make you teary-eyed, but it is true. The Lord is rich in kindness and mercy, and He will spare no expense to reveal His glory to the world–in fact, He already has when He sent His Son, Jesus. Lynn’s true stories of answered prayers and changed lives make for a wonderfully challenging and uplifting read.

“A God Story” is conversationally written. Stronger editing could have curbed the use of repetitive punctuation (e.g: !!! or ???) and tightened the grammatical style, but Lynn’s love and joy for what God has done and continues to do make such exuberance easily forgiven.

Posted: December 24th, 2009 under Book Review, World Missions.
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