As many of you have heard
An Honest Look at a Mysterious Journey is now in our hands. As you can see, my 92 year old mom’s hands were among the first to hold it.
My immediate reactions when I held mine for the first time were: “Hmm, it’s thinner than I thought it would be.” And, “I’m way more interested in writing the second one than marketing this one.”
So, since I’m not great at marketing, right now there are only a limited number of ways you can get the book.
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On location: Those living in Salem, OR; Perham, Big Lake, or Mountain Lake, MN; Helena, MT or Fox Island, WA can go to their local Alliance Church and get a copy. (I’d love for this list to grow. If your church would be willing to make the book available, contact me at jostumbiz@gmail.com).
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Mail order: Go to
johnstumbo.com for details. (The blog you are reading is on johnstumbo.ORG; but we’re launching a second site at johnstumbo.COM. Check it out.)
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Online: In a few days, you should be able to go to
booksnbibles.com. (Booksnbibles.com is a new website out of my nephew/niece’s family owned bookstore in northern Minnesota. Make sure you type an “n” between “books” and “bibles” to get the right site. You’ll know it is the right site when you see Inspirations Christian Bookstore on your screen. Eventually, I’ll make the book available on Amazon, but for right now I’m dodging the mega-industry and supporting a family owned business.)
But like I said, marketing’s not my thing. Desiring that God will use it is.
Now that sounded ultra-spiritual, didn’t it? But, honestly, the real pleasure in this is not a book sold, but a message heard. We’re already getting reports that God is using the book to teach, touch, shape, encourage and bless. May that story be told many times over. That story makes me very pleased.
So, while my mind has moved on to the next project, I do long for God to significantly use this one.
Thank you for walking with us on this journey. Thank you for praying us to this point. Thank you for buying a book and passing it along to a friend when you’re done. Thank you for praying that God will anoint the book for His purposes. Thank you for blessing us time and time again.
We are grateful to be at this point. A friend emailed me today stating, “I hope you feel encouraged that the Lord is using your painful journey to bring honor to Him!” I can honestly answer that yes, we indeed are encouraged.
Grace and peace to all of you today,
John Stumbo