Two women. One exhilarating story of displacement and perseverance in the face of extremism. What happens when we take the time to listen?

When the journalist Cindy Miller met Lailoma Shahwali, who was altering her daughter's wedding dress, she assumed their interactions would be brief. But in Lailoma she found not just a seamstress, but a survivor who would open up about her remarkable experiences in her native Afghanistan. In recollections shared over warm tea with cardamom, frozen walnuts, and mulberries, Lailoma offers both an entry into a colorful pre-Taliban Afghanistan, where, despite being a girl, she pursued an education and worked toward becoming a doctor, as well as a stark portrait of what came next, when the Taliban seized her beloved country, stripped her of her hard-won rights, terrorized her family, and brutally murdered her husband.

A breathtaking account of triumph against all odds, Lailoma's fight to protect her young son and support her family takes them on a dangerous mountain escape into Pakistan and then to the United States in search of sanctuary and opportunity. Here, her navigation of a complicated immigration system and her pursuit of the elusive American dream is both highly personal and a timeless account of the experiences of refugees everywhere. Beautifully detailed and strikingly told, The Alterations Lady is a poignant reminder of the possibilities offered by a nation of immigrants and a call to hear the stories of our neighbors, the unsung heroes we interact with every day.

This book is a true account of how ordinary people can do extraordinary things. Even in the midst of the most overwhelming and discouraging situations, those who are able to trust God, as these ordinary people did, can find their circumstances change and their hope restored. Humor, inspiration, and practical information are offered in THE HOME THAT GOD BUILT. As you work your way through this story of Al Sanchez, founder of the Prince of Peace Home for Girls, you will be intrigued by the adventures his journey entailed. Al's heart of compassion for orphaned, abandoned, and abused girls living in deplorable conditions in Guatemala will touch your own. The girls, the staff, the volunteers, the visitors, and Al himself continued to be astounded as they watched God intervene in their circumstances and challenges. Time after time their despair was turned into hope, as the easy-to-read vignettes about many of those involved will relate. Those simply looking for a positive real-life story can identify and be encouraged. Those looking for a down-to-earth description of what life on the mission field in a third-world country actually involves will find specifics to help them. More than that, they will be helped to discover how to actually walk through it all victoriously and joyfully. The book is filled with many pages of photographs, which make the written word come even more alive than the captivating text alone provides. Did Al Sanchez give up when his wife was tragically killed in an auto accident as they neared the town where their ministry to wounded and hurting girls was to begin? No, he didn't Did God send him help? He certainly did Were the lives of the girls touched in miraculous ways They surely were Was life in a third-world country easy? No, it definitely was not; it was a challenge. What can you gain by reading THE HOME THAT GOD BUILT? You can - be encouraged in discouraging places, - find hope in hopeless circumstances, - discover faith in the most amazing situations, - be challenged to live a life full of meaning, - laugh, cry, and be inspired, - and help others to do the same. You will find yourself thinking of family; friends; churches; mission programs; Bible Study groups; missionaries, prospective missionaries, college faith groups, pastors; book review and discussion groups; children; and ordinary people who would enjoy benefiting from this touching story. A Kindle version is also available for those desiring it, especially those in other countries.

Timmy was just like other little boys, but he had one fault. He hated doing his chores; he would rather play with his toys and eat his snacks. His mother warned him his mess would someday turn into a monster and stink up his entire room.

Timmy did not heed his mother's advice, and one day he received some unexpected company. A monster named Chores took up residence under his bed, eating the scraps until he grew very large and smelly. Chores delighted in making an even bigger and smellier mess. How long will Timmy be able to live with the monster sharing his bedroom?

Philip Wescott is a newly divorced, middle-aged, out-of-work lawyer who lives in Portland, Maine. He conveniently runs into his old partner Steven, who is a handsome, wealthy single man; unlike Philip, who has until now lived his life as a committed family man with three children. Steven offers Philip a place to stay and manipulates his hand into running drugs; propelling him into an adverse world in which he is not acquainted. Likewise, Philip's youngest son, fourteen year-old Ryan also enters into an unfamiliar world when his mother spitefully removes him from his lifetime attendance in private schooling and places him into the public school system. Ryan quickly finds himself in an escalating battle with a gang. Although they live apart, the battles of both father and son progress in parallel, as they are both uncorrupted by evil; one in the same. They reunite only once, when they are deep in danger, yet each remains silent about the chaos that encroaches upon their once peaceful worlds; a truth which, if shared, may have altered their paths from the very near danger that lurks around the corner.

Philip Wescott is a newly divorced, middle-aged, out-of-work lawyer who lives in Portland, Maine. He conveniently runs into his old partner Steven, who is a handsome, wealthy single man; unlike Philip, who has until now lived his life as a committed family man with three children. Steven offers Philip a place to stay and manipulates his hand into running drugs; propelling him into an adverse world in which he is not acquainted. Likewise, Philip's youngest son, fourteen year-old Ryan also enters into an unfamiliar world when his mother spitefully removes him from his lifetime attendance in private schooling and places him into the public school system. Ryan quickly finds himself in an escalating battle with a gang. Although they live apart, the battles of both father and son progress in parallel, as they are both uncorrupted by evil; one in the same. They reunite only once, when they are deep in danger, yet each remains silent about the chaos that encroaches upon their once peaceful worlds; a truth which, if shared, may have altered their paths from the very near danger that lurks around the corner.

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Timmy was just like other little boys, but he had one fault. He hated doing his chores; he would rather play with his toys and eat his snacks. His mother warned him his mess would someday turn into a monster and stink up his entire room.

Timmy did not heed his mother's advice, and one day he received some unexpected company. A monster named Chores took up residence under his bed, eating the scraps until he grew very large and smelly. Chores delighted in making an even bigger and smellier mess. How long will Timmy be able to live with the monster sharing his bedroom?