Format:
xvi, 264 pages
,
illustrations
,
23 cm
ISBN:
9781498226066
,
149822606X
,
9781498226080
,
1498226086
Content:
The 2010 earthquake in Haiti buried Renee Splichal Larson in concrete rubble, killing her husband and leaving her a widow at age 27. Surviving only to be overwhelmed by loss and trauma, she wondered if life was still possible for her. Even as she trained to become a pastor, her faith in a loving God was shaken and battered by the earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince and took the lives of many thousands. This is Renee's story of love, grief, survival, and new life. It is an account of the lives of three young people, their experience of the challenges, beauty, and hospitality of Haiti, and the tumult that overthrew all they held dear. After years of struggle and healing, aided by remarkable signs of the love and presence of God, Renee offers us an intimate look at her young romance, her experience of the earthquake, and the journey that followed. Most of all, she proclaims her hard-won witness: that in Christ, love and life conquer death
Content:
Context and people -- The Earth moves -- The body -- Grief and healing -- Reflection -- Call and marriage -- Appendix: The longest night / Keziah Furth -- Appendix: Eulogy for Ben Splichal Larson / Scott Ulring -- Appendix: Participation and evil / Ben Splichal Larson
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-256) and indexes
Language:
English
