Hope For All: Ten Reasons God's Love Prevails (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780977279357)

Gerry and his wife, Denise, have been married since 1980 and have three daughters and seven grandchildren. They've been involved in Christian missions since 1986, ordained in ministry in 1992. They have lived and served overseas for many years-in Asia and Africa, serving with Youth With A Mission, Philippine Health Care Ministries, the Luke Society and Dakar Academy in Senegal, W. Africa. They helped pioneer the "House of Hope" in Senegal-a medical-dental health care clinic serving those in great need. It continues to this day. Since 2001, Gerry has been training lay persons in simplified dental care for the developing world. Recently, he has adopted an exciting dental care breakthrough which enables him to train missionaries and international aid workers both online and in one and two-day workshops. www.DentalTrainingForMissions.com Why write a book about eternal destiny? Although Gerry believed in and loved God for most of his life, he was deeply troubled-troubled over the horrific teaching of everlasting punishment. He saw the contradictions this belief created in Scripture and in the Christian faith and sensed deep in his spirit that something was very wrong. What qualifies Gerry to write such a book? When a close friend, a pastor, shared this hope with him in 1998, Gerry was compelled to search it out for himself-being what some might call a Berean. For many years he has intensively reflected on the works of others and studied the Scriptures on this theme. He has found solid Biblical evidence for his conclusion of hope-evidence that is here presented in simple terms most people can understand. Gerry asked himself, "Who am I to write such a book?" Then he recalled 1 Corinthians 1:26-29: "God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ... that no flesh should glory in His presence." (KJV) Those words inspired him to the task of writing ... believing that God would indeed bless his endeavor. Gerry shares part of his journey into this Hope in a short 6 minute YouTube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ07EnXaGos