Winner of Red Ink by Kathi Macias

Congratulations from the Panda Twins!

The winnner of Kathi Macias' book Red Ink is...


Joyful Chaos. Congratulations!!! Please email me with your address so I can send your prize to you right away.

Thank you to all who participated in the contest.



May the Lord protect and defend you, and grant you His peace that passes all understanding. May today be filled with His glory, and may He cancel every evil plot of the evil one, in His wonderful, powerful Name: Jesus.

With Love in the Lamb,
Jen

P.S. Please join me tomorrow to enter my 3rd annual I Love My Blog Followers Prize Basket Giveaway of Office Products!!!

A Heart-Stirring read: Red Ink by Kathi Macias, with Giveaway

Warning: If you read only feel-good romance novels to escape your humdrum life, Red Ink by award-winning author Kathi Macias will shock you. If you pray for your family, friends, and neighbors, but have never considered interceding for the persecuted church in other lands, Red Ink will force your spiritual eyes open. And if you wish to stay ignorant to the evils around you so you don’t have to take action to change them, Red Ink will anger you.


But if you care for more than your own comfort and entertainment, Macias’ newest volume in the Extreme Devotion series will move your heart and call you to you to your knees.

From the back cover: “Based loosely on the life of Christian magazine editor Li Ying currently serving a ten-year prison sentence in China, the story of Yang Shan-Li tells the desperate tale of her incarceration and separation from her family, as she continues to minister to other prisoners, and even to her guards.”

This heart-stirring novel also addresses the issues of human trafficking¸ standing for Jesus in the face of brutality, loving those who are impervious to the Gospel, and following the Holy Spirit’s call to pray at the cost of our own comfort. In spite of the challenging topics, Macias writes tastefully, weaving her usual grace wit throughout the pages, and resolving the painful conflicts with satisfying endings.

Although I would not have chosen to read a book of this type, I’m not sorry I did. Macias’ perspective-changing story made me aware of what others suffer for the cause of Jesus Christ, and the terrible price they pay to keep the Gospel alive. It convicted me to admit how complacent I’ve been in my walk with the Lord, and how I’ve taken my freedom to worship and witness for granted. It urged me to pray for the persecuted church, as well as innocent victims of horrible crimes in our own nation.

Kathi Macias is not only an excellent writer, but also a courageous lady. I applaud her for writing the Red Ink¸ and pray that all who read it will be as deeply challenged and changed as I was.

If you enjoy a challenge, please leave a comment and your email address on this post for a chance to win a copy of Red Ink. You do not need to be a follower of my blog to enter, but if you are, please note in the comments for an extra entry. I wlll draw the winner on Saturday, Oct. 30th after 12:00 noon, and post on Sunday, October 31st.
 
If you can't wait for the contest and want to buy a copy of Red Ink, go to Amazon or Kathi's website to purchase.

Fluffy Gumdrops vs. Change of Heart book review & giveaway

If you’re looking for a love story that gives you fluffy gumdrop feelings in your tummy when you’ve turned the last page, you’d better pass on Kathi Macias’ novel, No Greater Love.


But if you crave a gut-stirring, shocking tale about love’s true depth and the atrocities of apartheid in South Africa, No Greater Love should zoom to the top of your tbr stack.

From the back cover: “Orphaned four years earlier when their parents—active in the African National Congress movement against apartheid, were murdered—16-year-old Chioma and her 15-year-old brother Masozi now live and work on an Afrikaner family’s farm.

“When Chioma and Andrew, the farm owners’ son, find themselves attracted to one another, tragedy revisits their lives. Chioma escapes to join the ANC rebel band in her effort to survive and gain revenge for her family and culture. When cultures clash in life-or-death struggles, Chioma must choose between violence and revenge—or forgiveness and selfless love.

“This story of forbidden romance produces an unlikely martyr who is replaced by one even more unlikely.”



Famous author Jerry B. Jenkins says, “Kathi Macias has created a sweeping epic about a land alien to too many; but more important is the crucial nature of the story and its monumental implications. You’ll feel as if you were there.”

Wannabe famous author Jeanette Levellie says, “You will weep and rage over the atrocities of racism, rejoice in the Savior’s overcoming power, and change your definition of love after reading Kathi Macias’ No Greater Love. Be prepared with a box of Kleenex and a comfortable place to read til dawn. ”

Kathi graciously offered to gift a copy of No Greater Love to one of my readers. To enter, please leave a comment and your email address at the end of this post. For an extra entry, become a follower of my blog. If you already follow, add that to your comment for an extra entry. You will have until Saturday, June 19 at midnight to enter.

I will draw the winner and post her/his name on Sunday, June 20.

If you can’t wait and wish to purchase No Greater Love, go here. Believe me, you don’t want to miss this brilliant, heart-changing story.

P.S. Shortly after I scheduled this post I received an email from Kathi that her son Michael was involved in a terrible accident. Yesterday on Facebook she posted that he is out of immediate danger, but on a morphine drip. I'm sure Kathi and her family would appreciate prayers on their behalf.  If you win this drawing, this situation may delay the shipping of your book, but I'm sure you will understand.