Adventures with God

Hello Allan:

I have enjoyed reading several chapters of Adventures with God and they truly live up to the title. I love the supernatural testimonies of hearing God's voice and experiencing His divine protection and providence. Reality so often shatters perception, which I, too, have often personally experienced.

Your book highlights the goodness of God and how wonderful it is to live in relationship with Him.

Blessings to you as you make His goodness known!

James Revoir

Allan: I have been intrigued with your book for a while and have rated it six stars and put it on my watch list (my book shelf is a mess and I do not know when it will clear up; i must learn how to manage that feature better).
My book is moving a bit and I am trying to give it a push. If you have not already done so, would you please rate it and put it on yoru watch list?

Earl Cripe, PhD

Good morning, Allan:

I had an opening on my shelf, and as promised the other day, I would back your book when an opening occurred. Your book is backed with six stars.

As mentioned the other day, your work is well-structured, well-written, interesting, inspirational, edifying, enjoyable, and uplifting with good diction and syntax. It also has aesthetic appeal.

Hope this finds you rejoicing in Christ.

Lorne (author of 12 books).

Allan:

I have looked over your book a bit (I speed read which makes it possible to get a quick overview) and I find it very interesting and intriguing. This is genuine adventure in a real world of real problems and dangers. I was in Australia (Sydney-Melbourne area) in 1976 and my sister was a missionary for 40 years in the Central African Republic (French West Equitorial Africa originally) so I have some inbred attatchment to your story. I have given it six stars and backed it on my book shelf. Maybe you can do the same for my books if you find them worthy.

God bless,

Earl cripe, PhD

Allan, you have a great testimony here that is wonderful to read. You present your stories with clear, level-headed thinking and a desire to share with people your adventures. I was drawn in by the realness of the events you describe in your book. It's probably one of the best testimony stories book I've read apart from "Jesus Freaks" by D.C. Talk. I would pair this right up next to that one in terms of quality.

There were a few things I noticed in grammar that might help you out:

Chapter 1: "to do some itinerant ministry Ugandan evangelist . . ." - do you mean to say, "with a Ugandan evangelist"?

"In the following days was able to travel . . ." - I think you are missing the word "I" before "was"

Chapter 2: "so reached out and gently shook him awake." I think you are missing the word "I" here as well. "So I reached out . . ."

Chapter 3: "She believes that she is dying and in unable to imagine . . ." - perhaps remove the word "in," as it throws off the sentence. The sentence works perfect without it.

Chapter 4: "15 - 30 per cent stable" - since you are not spelling out the numbers, would it be better to use the percent symbol, %? 15-30%?

This is a great book that should be read by everyone who has wondered if God has really worked in miraculous ways today. Some supposed "miracle" workers portray a false Gospel for the sake of financial gain, but this is not the case with your book. You present a very believable, humble, yet powerful testimony of how God has moved in and through you and others. It is very encouraging to read your stories of God's divine provision. How marvelous of a God He is!

Thanks so much for sharing this with us all. I truly hope it gets published.

I'm giving you a high ranking and will back it here soon.

Thanks and God bless!
—Jonathan, THINC About It: Attending to Christ in Scripture

Thanks Ruth for all your encouraging comments. If you feel inclinded, please feel free to take a look at the latest draft... it's nearing completion! God bless u 2! - Allan

Wow, what I loved most about your book is that it is a real honest account...

This is a real account of how God can work in our lives today, it is easy to read and well written.
6 Star rated
Well done
God bless
Ruth x

Thanks for your encouraging comments David. The book is a work in progress. I invited you to come back from time to time to read the new chapters. Allan

This book is a work in progress and there are several more enthralling chapters to come. There is quite a bit that I want to go back and clean up. Since the stories also take place across different continents, I thought it may also be in interesting device to list the location at the beginning of each chapter and perhaps add a small map as well. Please feel free to offer your suggestions and criticisms. All input will be seriously considered.

Wow, what I loved most about your book is that it is a real honest account. You are open about the way you have at times not found it easy in your walk with Christ, and I admire that.
"where God guides, He provides" - but it isn't always easy is it!!!

I can identify with your story as I grew up in a leafy suburb in the U.K and I also travelled to Africa in response to God's guide.

I loved, "along with the idea that I might be going crazy" that made me laugh, I identify so much with that!!

I love the way that you explain how God first called you, but before the doors opened he called you to prayer!

Also how he used the thunderstorm to unburden you. - amazing

This is a real account of how God can work in our lives today, it is easy to read and well written.
6 Star rated
Well done
God bless
Ruth x

An engaging read, Allan. I enjoyed your clear pictures of another world, and distinctive perspective. Your travels and experiences have given you a valuable and unique opportunity to share these stories.
A few 'extra' words and cumbersome phrasing slowed the read for me in places, (for example, I would say, I'd heard many testify that God spoke to them, instead of "I had heard of many people testify that God spoke to them") and in chapters 11 and 12 I felt as if you had changed from story telling mode to preaching mode a bit, (which could turn off the unconvinced but perhaps reach the heart of a backsliding believer) but all in all I did find the stories kept my full attention. I might start with an exciting story in the beginning, instead of your explanation, and THEN tell your readers how and why you came to be in such an unlikely or volatile situation once you'd reeled them in with the adventure. I really got caught up in the story of Osama, felt your angst as you accused God with your fist to the sky, and my heart was touched as you described Jason. You have a clear and vulnerable style of communicating that keeps it real. Please finish.

Dear Allan I would like to back this, but for now my computer is not allowing me. I live in Adelaide and have just returned from Ghana where my wife and I ministered. What I have read of your work so far resonates strongly, particularly your comments about those back home with their wide screen tvs etc. Our money can certainly be put to better use for the gospel's sake in places like Africa. This is my own personal challenge after Ghana, realizing that even Ghana is quite well off compared to places you have been. regards David

So far I am hooked... can't wait for some time to read the rest.

Thanks for taking the time to provide the constructive criticism. I will take all that on board. - Allan

Well written, immediate, authentic accounts. By 'stories' I thought you meant 'fiction', my mistake. First chapter, one query (typo?) ..' industrious and resilient these people were given what they had endured ...' I personally would insert a comma after 'were', otherwise the sentence makes no sense & I personally had to reread to get the meaning. One thing, I did think your short & long pitch seemed remote, as in 2nd person remote. Could you change it to something more immediate? You're pitching yourself as a third party, which IMO reduces your impact. Oh and hi from Adelaide, SA where I live. Good, engaging writing, well done. Backed. I imagine the Christian market is saturated but real life stories like this definitely engage the reader's attention.

Well written, immediate, authentic accounts. By 'stories' I thought you meant 'fiction', my mistake. First chapter, one query (typo?) ..' industrious and resilient these people were given what they had endured ...' I personally would insert a comma after 'were', otherwise the sentence makes no sense & I personally had to reread to get the meaning. One thing, I did think your short & long pitch seemed remote, as in 2nd person remote. Could you change it to something more immediate? You're pitching yourself as a third party, which IMO reduces your impact. Oh and hi from Adelaide, SA where I live. Good, engaging writing, well done. Backed. I imagine the Christian market is saturated but real life stories like this definitely engage the reader's attention.

You have transported me to a place that I know nothing about. It is quite a feet to make me feel as thow I understand something about this subject, when clearly I really don't know enough. Let me know what you think of "Just Out of Sight". I hope to be on your bookshelf soon.
Best wishes,
Craig (Bandof1)