First published 2017
Katie Davis Majors chronicles her spiritual journey from confident faith to profound questioning. She moved to Uganda and accidentally founded a thriving organization while adopting thirteen girls. Majors committed herself to serving people struggling with poverty, addiction, desperation, and disease. Joy repeatedly turned to sorrow as she invested deeply in their lives. When unexpected tragedy struck her family, Majors found herself asking fundamental questions about God's character for the first time. She wondered whether God truly loves His people and whether He is genuinely good. Turning to God with these doubts, she discovered Him speaking truth into her heart and drawing her into deeper relationship. Majors explores the challenge of maintaining faith when prayers go unanswered and miracles fail to materialize. She examines what it means to choose belief regardless of circumstances and to discover God's presence in unlikely places. The book offers readers a path through their own heartaches and unfulfilled dreams, promising encounters with joy amid suffering and reminders that hope remains possible even in darkness.
Genres: religion, memoir, non-fiction, spirituality, christian-living
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, spiritual-journey
Setting: Uganda
209 pages · Hardcover · Multnomah
Content warnings: mental-illness