Experience the colourful adventures of two missionaries thriving in the chaotic Colombian culture.
You are invited into the home of Kathleen and her sister Anita, in the town of Armenia in Colombia, South America. Through the pages of this thrilling true story, at any time you might encounter people desperately searching for solutions:
• Abandoned children
• Drug-lords, drug-addicts
• Devout Catholics, divorcees
• Evangelical pastors, Satanists, New-agers
• The gender-confused, the suicidal
• Ex-paramilitary, ex-guerillas
What answers do Kathleen and her sister Anita, who have a counselling, mentoring and teaching ministry, give to those searching for hope and meaning in life? What can you glean from this amazing real life memoir
and gems of inspirational wisdom?
Let yourself be touched by the gentle but direct guidance given, and
receive a legacy of unique spiritual treasures.
Find all this and more, in It’s All About Him.
Motto: “For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” 1 Corinthians 2:2
Dedication v
Foreword vi
HIS PLAN
Three destinations - one divine plan 1
Red tape, green missionaries 4
Red tape, white knuckles 10
Everything has a beginning 16
COLOMBIAN KALEIDOSCOPE
Comings and goings 24
One of the family 25
Someone was praying 26
He’s not just one more paranoid kid 28
No hopelessly lost cases 28
Bursting with gratitude 29
One never knows 30
A drug lord 31
The doorbell is ringing 33
Inside the clothes 34
“This verse is talking about me” 34
Many needs, one answer 35
A bright shining light 36
Glass objects and weird beads 36
Sounds pretty desperate 37
Deep waters 38
Black waters 38
Chased by an angel 39
Unexpected answer 39
New creatures do new things 40
I’ve never forgotten 41
REAL LIFE
An experience that defies description 43
Wicked and frustrated 48
CLOTHES FOR THE NAKED AND OTHER SITUATIONS
Clothes for the naked 53
Goodbye anxiety 58
Life-changing information 59
My own psalm 62
Never means never, but only until grace steps in 67
Stress is stressful 69
That subtle shift - Part 1 73
That subtle shift - Part 2 74
There can only be one answer 77
When no help comes 79
Wounded by one of Jesus’ followers 80
STORY TIME
Ishmael never enjoyed God’s presence 84
Esau, scarred by deception 93
Joseph forgives and the chain of bitterness shatters 100
Rescue operation an outrageous success 107
I’m coming back 111
The grey powder (An allegory) 113
Tears 116
A dry tree 117
A miracle for Matias 122
SET FREE TO SERVE
A tribute to all parents of missionaries 125
Set free to serve 126
A shepherd who smells like sheep 126
Reach out 127
IT’S ALL ABOUT HIM
No black squiggles 131
Guide to diagram 133
God’s truth versus human truth 134
God’s truth, my identity in Christ 136
Proclaim God’s truth for others 137
It’s all been done 138
Faith’s enemies 141
Digging treasures from Ephesians Chapter 1 143
Charisma or Christ’s character 144
I rest in Your sovereignty 145
Life-changing statements 147
Glory 148