{"id":850,"date":"2014-11-21T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katrina.effexhost.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/21\/book-review-out-of-the-dust\/"},"modified":"2014-11-21T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-21T13:30:00","slug":"book-review-out-of-the-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/21\/book-review-out-of-the-dust\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Out of the Dust"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cDon\u2019t waste your pain,\u201d says unlikely missionary Avis Goodhart. She didn\u2019t \u2013 and neither should you.<\/p>\n

\nDespite a background of childhood abuse, dyslexia, and marital infidelity, Avis took her first international mission trip at age fifty. The church, school, and orphanage she later founded in northern Peru, all products of both her pain and her radical obedience to the Lord, have brought thousands of others out of the dust. This compelling story of an ordinary woman who serves God in extraordinary ways will challenge, inspire, and empower you to:<\/p>\n

\n* Eliminate excuses from your life
\n* Recognize that in God\u2019s kingdom, availability matters more than ability
\n* Allow your pain to produce \u2013 not prevent \u2013 your obedience
\n* Serve the Lord with the same abandon shown by one unlikely missionary<\/p>\n

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\nAs someone who doesn’t consider themselves highly religious, I wasn’t sure what I was going to think about this book. Imagine my surprise when I picked it up, started reading and didn’t put it down again until I was done. I even tried to and failed! Avis’ story is one that will draw you in, along with the fact that the book reads as if she’s talking to a dear friend. Even if you don’t consider yourself a Christian, I think that you could find this to be an inspiring read. Avis’ life is amazing and so is her faith and her strength.<\/p>\n

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