An Unlikely Story of God’s Redemptive Work
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“Let’s begin with the story of how I ended up in Senegal getting a glimpse of God, the Master Strategist who delights in our collaboration in his work to redeem all of creation. It all started with a job I got working for a pizza tycoon because my most pressing goal at that stage in life was to get rich.”
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I did not go to Senegal to find God. I went because it seemed like an exciting adventure. But once there, I experienced the work of God as a master strategist who was inviting me to participate.
I said yes, and the next 30 years became one adventure after another on assignment for the Master Strategist.
Then, exactly 30 years later, everything I knew about God began to unravel with such force it sent me spinning into the silence and darkness of doubt. In six short months, I faced death, economic crisis, leadership doubt, and natural disaster.
I had to dig deep for answers. Thirsting for Living Water is about the new hope I found in the light on the other side.
Join me on this journey and emerge with a clearer vision of how God is actively transforming this world through you, his people, the church, as we work together.
“I encourage you to join Mike as he takes us on his descent into the dark night of his soul, then back in time and around the world to validate that God truly is the Master Strategist. He is always with his people and always working to redeem the world through our relationships with him and with each other. … I think Mike’s page-turning journey in Thirsting for Living Water will stir your own memories and hopes—and could very well be the tool God is using to prepare you for the great adventure that he has prepared for you in his redemption story.”
— From the foreword by Richard Stearns,
President Emeritus of World Vision
All the author's earnings from this book will go to Living Water International to empower churches to mobilize communities and to help them gain access to safe drinking water, sanitation infrastructure, improved hygiene, and experience the good news of Jesus Christ.