We are all searching for what we think we need in life without realizing that God has a bigger plan for our lives. God has a kingdom he wants to bestow upon our shoulders. He wants to make us captain over His people.

Kids will love this cumulative and hysterical read-aloud that features a free downloadable song "I was walking down the road and I saw... a donkey, Hee Haw And he only had three legs He was a wonky donkey." Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey Download the free song at www.scholastic.com/wonkydonkey.

Surrendering your life to Jesus Christ and living a biblical Christian life is the most important and fundamental decision one can make in their life. Depending on when, how and through whom it happened, it can also be the most confusing time if one is not discipled. Important questions such as: am I truly forgiven, what does it mean to be a son/daughter of God, what does it mean to be clothed in a robe of righteousness? And most importantly; once saved always saved? May be left unanswered for a long time. Brother Gery Malanda (Apostle and Leader of House Of Prayer For All Nations-Europe and teacher on TBN Voice of Healing UK) takes an extensive look through the scriptures and in his simplistic style, answers the questions we all ask. Through the parable of the prodigal son, Brother Gery exposes the heart of our Father, the role of Jesus and the Holy Spirit in our walk of salvation. Using scripture, Brother Gery expounds on what God expects from us and most importantly, what we can expect from God. New in your relationship with Jesus Christ? Have you been a Christian for a long time? This book will be helpful in understanding what is your responsibility in this challenging yet amazing, fulfilling and awe inspiring walk with God.

A Christian journey is a process that entails renewing your mind and making decisions on the path one is taking. However, this can be difficult and sometimes confusing as one learns the ways of God or is not able to discern the various stages in their Christian journey. Brother Gery Malanda (Apostle and Leader of House Of Prayer For All Nations-Europe and Teacher on TBN’s Voice of Healing UK) applies the word of God and highlights the story of Elisha following Elijah in 2 Kings 2 to highlight the different stages we pass through as we follow Jesus Christ and deepen our relationship with Him. Brother Gery expounds on every stage from Gilgal the beginning of the Christian walk, Bethel the house of God and how to transition in it, it’s a place of offering our bodies as a living sacrifice, God provides the welfare package and but also provides the divine revelation or prophetic vision about our lives. However, that is not enough! The transitions to Jericho (place of spiritual warfare, learning God’s battle plans and learning from the saints of old), to Jordan (a willing and not forceful experience and love becoming the driving force), to Jordan-east (Pointing others to Jesus and the place where Jesus gives us the double portion of our birth right) and the need for separation are succinctly explained making it easier for the reader to identify their season in their walk with God. This book will be highly beneficial to those new in the faith, those feeling stuck and can sense God nudging them on or those looking to understand the areas they are yet to grow in their relationship with God.

This is Susi and Benjamin Susi and her family used to live in a big city full of cars, highways, and buildings. Now they live on a small island in the Mediterranean, which is full of much more interesting things: butterflies, snakes, fishing boats, and ... Benjamin the donkey. Benjamin and Susi are best friends. She washes his face each morning, they play wonderful games all day, and they sleep next to each other every night. Until one day, Benjamin disappears ...

Silver Medal, Illumination Book Awards Bronze Medal, Moonbeam Awards "I never woulda guessed a bowl of crust noodles could cause so much trouble." ~ Woong, North Korea, age unknown. It all started with a curse. When Woong's hunger drives him to steal the fancy meal set out by his superstitious mother, he invokes a shaman's wrath. Soon afterward, a flood ravages his home, ripping him from his parents and hurtling him into street life during the catastrophic North Korean famine of the 1990s. Traveling from place to place in order to survive, Woong meets a grandmother whose faith in the Dear Leader enables her to wait patiently for the arrival of food aid, an uncle whose plot to take over a grain silo could land the whole family in prison camp, and a mysterious character who may or may not have an angelic blessing. Woong's journey is arduous, spanning several winters where cold and sickness are perils as deadly as starvation. Still, he holds on to hope of one day reversing the shaman's curse and forging a new life of freedom and belonging. Hailed as Alana's most masterful novel to date, Flower Swallow is a touching story appropriate for most ages. Readers of suspense, young adult, and historical fiction will find Woong's story inspiring and uplifting. It has been described as a "Korean Oliver Twist" and compared to "Life is Beautiful" because of its gentle handling of a very heavy topic. The Whispers of Refuge series is a collection of suspense novels that tell the stories of contemporary North Koreans. These books can be read in any order.

The adventures of the man who created Aladdin The Book of Travels is Ḥannā Diyāb’s remarkable first-person account of his travels as a young man from his hometown of Aleppo to the court of Versailles and back again, which forever linked him to one of the most popular pieces of world literature, the Thousand and One Nights. Diyāb, a Maronite Christian, served as a guide and interpreter for the French naturalist and antiquarian Paul Lucas. Between 1706 and 1716, Diyāb and Lucas traveled through Syria, Cyprus, Egypt, Tripolitania, Tunis, Italy, and France. In Paris, Ḥannā Diyāb met Antoine Galland, who added to his wildly popular translation of the Thousand and One Nights several tales related by Diyāb, including “Aladdin” and “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.” When Lucas failed to make good on his promise of a position for Diyāb at Louis XIV’s Royal Library, Diyāb returned to Aleppo. In his old age, he wrote this engaging account of his youthful adventures, from capture by pirates in the Mediterranean to quack medicine and near-death experiences. Translated into English for the first time, The Book of Travels introduces readers to the young Syrian responsible for some of the most beloved stories from the Thousand and One Nights. An English-only edition.

Refine your heart and mind with the wisdom of Islamic spirituality "To live a meaningful life--one that brings us joy, contentment and fulfillment--we have to do the inner spiritual work of becoming a more complete human being." --from the Introduction Over the centuries, Islamic sages have gleaned timeless spiritual insights and practices from sacred texts, meditation and knowledge of the heart--gems that have been passed down from generation to generation. This book invites you--no matter what your practice may be--to access the treasure chest of Islamic spirituality, particularly Sufism, and use its wealth to strengthen your own journey. The riches include guidance drawn from the Qur'an, sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and Sufi poets such as the thirteenth-century Rumi on cultivating awareness, intentionality and compassion for self and others. This book also features entertaining wisdom teaching stories, especially those of Mulla Nasruddin, Islam's great comic foil, to expand the mind and heart. It breaks down barriers to accessing this ancient tradition for modern seekers by dispelling myths about the Muslim faith concerning gender bias, inclusivity and appreciation for diversity. Regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey, you will find these gems worthy additions to your own treasure chest within.

'On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck' by R. Pitcher Woodward is the author's adventurous and action voyage story. Excerpt: "With my two cameras I secured six hundred pictures descriptive of the journey across eleven states, through the four seasons, during that long, long year; only by them and my diary am I brought to realize it is not a wild, weird dream. Now it is over, I sometimes smile over things recalled which, when they happened, found me as serious as the donk—grave in the superlative degree—and thoughtless people and those who never even crossed the plains by train may style my experience a mere outing or "picnic."