Sent
How One Ordinary Family Traded the American Dream for God's Greater Purpose
by Hilary Alan
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Pub Date Feb 19 2013 | Archive Date Jan 13 2020
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishers | WaterBrook
Description
Two words from Jesus change everything
If anyone had
the ability to succeed as a committed Christian as well as a
high-achieving American, it was Hilary Alan. She and her husband, Curt,
had a beautiful home, a fast-track career, and talented, successful
children. But in the midst of their comfortable life and active church
involvement, they realized they rarely heard from God.
Sent
tells the story of ordinary Christians who accepted two words from
Jesus at face value and found that it changed everything. In Jesus’s
call to “follow me,” the Alans discovered answers to the most pressing
human needs: meaning, purpose, vocation, significance, and God’s plan
for the future. For the Alans, it meant selling nearly all their
belongings and moving with their children half-way around the world. For
you, the particulars will be completely different, but no less
significant.
As you follow Hilary Alan’s journey in response to
Jesus’s call to discipleship, you will see how a life of comfortable
Christianity gets in the way of following God. And you will no longer
wonder if you’re investing your life in the best way possible, because
two words from Jesus change everything.
Advance Praise
Praise for Sent
“There are people who talk a
lot about going on adventures with God, and then there are people who
actually go. The Alans are part of the latter group. In the years I’ve
known them it has been an honor to watch their story unfold. I’m
thrilled that now you will get the chance to hear their story as well!”
— Jon Acuff, Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job & Your Dream Job and Stuff Christians Like
“What
kids really need is not the best of everything—clothes, education,
opportunities. Our kids need parents who become heroes to them by
following Christ into difficult situations where ‘success’ is not the
goal. They also need relationships with young adults who are completely
in love with Jesus. That is so much more important than having
them in a youth group with kids who are at least as clueless as your own. I wish every American parent could read Sent.”
— Kathy Keller, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York, NY
“Sent
chronicles one family’s journey from the comforts of America to the
challenges of going to the nations. You will be blessed and convicted by
what you read. The Alan family’s story can help change you for the
glory of King Jesus!”
— Daniel L. Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
“Having
spent years leading the largest missionary-sending agency in the world,
I never ceased to be amazed at the parade of young families that turned
their backs on the comfort, security, and affluence of the American
Dream to take the gospel to unreached nations. Sent is the inspiring testimony of one of those families. Be prepared to face the challenge of making the same radical choice.”
— Jerry Rankin, president emeritus, International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
“What do you do if you discover that the American Dream is not God’s dream for you? Sent
is the gritty story of an ordinary American family—a family just like
yours—that gave up comforts and careers in exchange for God’s call.
Compelling, transparent, and convicting, this book will open your heart
to the possibility that God has a different
dream for your life.”
— Brian Fikkert, coauthor of When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780307731579 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
