Authors: Kevin G. Harney & Sherry Harney
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Review: This book changed my life! Once I started thinking of my home like a lighthouse, I started seeing my family and my neighbors as my mission field. It makes sense that the home is the ideal setting to show love to and reach people for Jesus.
This book was so incredibly wonderful in many ways. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and it gave me vision.
When my husband and I bought our first home, we didn't exactly feel welcomed by our new neighborhood. Instead of trying to figure out why they kept to themselves and didn't bother getting to know us, and being bothered by it, like I had for most of the year, this book gave me more perspective.
It caused me to desire to be more proactive in loving them intentionally. When I was done with this book, instead of wishing someone would reach out to us and wondering why they hadn't, I went on a mission. It was the week of Thanksgiving, so I wrote letters telling each neighbor how thankful I was for them, what an answer they were to prayer, how we enjoyed this new quiet neighborhood, etc. I then baked cookies, and delivered both to my surrounding neighbors to the left, the right, and even a few houses across the street.
Now when outside, there is waving, mutual greetings, and they have initiated conversations with us, etc. I am fully convinced that after reading this, you will love harder, have a rekindled passion, and your life will be enriched.
Endorsements:
“Thank you Kevin and Sherry for crafting a blueprint that will make homes shine brightly on the inside as well as the outside. This book serves as a practical guide for parents to reach people they love and care for on their streets and under their own roofs.”
-David Staal, President of KIDS HOPE USA and author of Lessons Kids Need to Learn
“The home, connected to the local church, is the ideal setting for reaching out to friends and neighbors with the love of Christ. The Harneys offer a solid recipe for Organic Outreach that will help every member of the family—parents and kids alike—participate in the awesome work of advancing Christ’s Kingdom on earth.”
-Jim Daly, President – Focus on the Family
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteThanks for being a part of the Organic Outreach for Families blog tour. I'm so blessed to read that you were greatly impacted by the Harneys' book.
Shaun Tabatt
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