Hope Runs

Sammy Ikua Gachagua had lost his father to illness, his mother to abandonment, and his home to poverty. By age ten, he was living in a shack with seven other children and very little food. He entered an orphanage seeing it as a miracle with three meals a day, a bed to sleep in, and clothes on his back. When Claire Diaz-Ortiz arrived in Kenya at the end of an around-the-world journey, she decided to stay the night, climb Mt. Kenya, then head back home. She entered an orphanage seeing it as little more than a free place to spend the night before her mountain trek. God had other plans. Hope Runs is the emotional story of an American tourist, a Kenyan orphan, and the day that would change the course of both of their lives forever. It's about what it means to live in the now when the world is falling down around you. It's about what it means to hope for the things you cannot see. Most of all, it's about how God can change your life in the blink of an eye.

FOR THOSE WHO WILL SAIL ACROSS THE OCEANS An Explorer’s Vietnam Poems– Ulas Basar Gezgin HOPE For those who will sail across the oceans. A seagull in the head of the beast. A call to the bag snatcher. Confirmation of nihilism. Hope. At the Melbourne Cemetery. After rain. Thank you. To live longer. On the Hoi An Bridge. My Father Was A Face INCENSE Incense. What a butterfly says to another one. Rubaiyyat for a jam session, a ‘Cem’ ritual at Saigon. At the Saigon Jazz Club and Thru’. Come before the monsoon, come after the monsoon… A new meeting with the (not ‘a’) Vietnamese journalist. A Journey by Motorbike: Vietnamese Frida, Korean Frida…

You Can Inspire Hope Every Day

In the tradition of Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation by way of Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run, this is the inspirational true story of the Ugandan boy soldier who became a world-renowned runner, then found his calling as director of a world-renowned African children’s charity. “Julius can’t remember who first saw the men. He heard no warning sounds—no dog barking or twig snapping. Until this point, events had moved too swiftly for Julius to be afraid, but now panic seized him. In another instant, he realized that his old life was finished.” Thus begins the extraordinary odyssey of Julius Achon, a journey that takes a barefoot twelve-year-old boy from a village in northern Uganda to the rebel camp of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army, where he was made a boy soldier, and then, miraculously, to a career as one of the world’s foremost middle-distance runners. But when a devastating tragedy prevents Julius from pursuing the gold at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he is once again set adrift and forced to forge a new path for himself, finally finding his true calling as an internationally recognized humanitarian. Today, Julius is the director of the Achon Uganda Children’s Fund, a charity whose mission is to improve the quality of life in rural Uganda through access to healthcare, education, and athletics. While pursuing his destiny, Julius encounters a range of unforgettable characters who variously befriend and betray him: the demonic Joseph Kony, a “world-class warlord”; John Cook, a brilliant and eccentric U.S. track coach; Jim Fee, an American businessman who helps Julius build a state-of-the-art medical center deep in the Ugandan bush; and finally Kristina, Julius’s mother, whose own tragic journey forms the pivot for this spellbinding narrative of love, loss, suffering, and redemption. Written by award-winning sportswriter John Brant, The Boy Who Runs is an empowering tale of obstacles overcome, challenges met, and light wrested from darkness. It’s a story about forging your true path and finding your higher purpose—even when the road ahead bends in unexpected directions. Advance praise for The Boy Who Runs “Brant proves again why he is one of our best sportswriters, masterfully weaving a compelling narrative of an African country at war, along with the transformation of a young man from athlete to humanitarian. . . . [Achon’s] life story is a shining example of the Olympic spirit.”—Booklist (starred review) “Fantastic . . . Brant does a beautiful job of chronicling the tension. . . . Indeed, his work is first-rate throughout the book, and it makes for a read-in-one-sitting story.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Inspiring . . . Achon’s difficult journey as an athlete and humanitarian reveals how sport can provide a valuable avenue of hope for those seeking to rise above tragic circumstances.”—Library Journal “This is an astonishing story about an amazing athlete who outruns not only the grinding poverty and deprivation of the Ugandan bush but brutal war and imminent death, then dedicates himself to saving his family and friends. This man has the heart of a lion. I couldn’t put this book down.”—John L. Parker, Jr., author of Once a Runner “An instant classic . . . John Brant has given us an epic, moving, and ultimately hopeful story about the power of sport and friendship to transcend boundaries and make the world a better place.”—Daniel Coyle, author of The Talent Code

Become a champion of hope! As we see chaos in the world around us, we want to have hope. But what is hope, and where does it come from? Hope is more than simple optimism that things get better, or a finger-crossed wishing that things go our way. Live Hope Minute explores the life-transforming concept of true hope and how to keep a godly perspective in our current circumstances. Through these short, inspiring devotions: • Your hope will become grounded in unshakeable faith. • Your life will become marked by love that you cannot help but give away. • Your vision will grow and keep you moving toward God and his plan for your life. When you discover true hope, you will find you are building your house on the rock that will not move. Regardless of the storms and challenges you face, you can demonstrate to those around you that life is more than just what we can see or feel. Be amazed at the power and comfort God’s hope can offer.

About The Book यह पुस्तक एक संकलनकर्ता के रूप में मेरी तेईसवीं पुस्तक है, यह पुस्तक “ Merry Christmas” विषय के अंतर्गत संकलित है,सभी लेखकों ने अपनी कविताएँ इस पुस्तक में प्रकाशित की हैं,और मुझे पूरी उम्मीद है कि यह पाठकों को यह किताब अत्यंत पसंद आएगी। आशा है कि आप सभी इस किताब का आनंद लेंगे .. यह संकलन लेखकों के बिना पूरा नहीं होता जिन्होंने इस पुस्तक के लिए अपने शब्दों का श्रेय दिया है। मैं आप सभी को धन्यवाद देना चाहती हूंँ जिन्होंने सह-लेखक के रूप में इस पुस्तक में अपने लेखन का योगदान दिया है मेरे माता-पिता, मेरे भाई और बहन सभी को धन्यवाद आप सभी उतार-चढ़ाव के दौरान मेरे साथ खड़े रहे और मेरे जीवन के हर चरण में मुझे पूरी तरह से साथ दिया। मेरे परिवार के सदस्य जिन्होंने मेरे कौशल की सराहना की है । मैं Deepmisthi प्रकाशन” की आभारी हूंँ जिनके बिना यह किताब संभव नहीं होती । आप सभी का बहुत- बहुत धन्यवाद रिया दुबे Ig-thoughtforourmind

Where Can You Turn for Hope When the Hurt Runs Deep? At some point in life, every one of us will face the dark pain of heartache and despair, a hurt that pierces so deep we’re left gasping with questions: Why me? Why now? What have I done to deserve this? Will the pain ever go away? How can God just stand by and let this happen? What do I have left to hope for? Writing from insights gained not only through her own valleys of deep hurt but also from years of study and counseling others through life’s heartaches, Kay Arthur shows how pain can be the doorway that leads you to deeper understanding, renewed purpose, and greater intimacy with God. Without glossing over the realities of sorrow, she will guide you through twelve pivotal truths about healing and hurt. These key principles will become anchors for your soul, reminding you that your pain does have purpose, that difficult times can make you more like Jesus, and that there is always hope for the future. Because no matter how deep the hurt, God’s love runs deeper still. Includes a Study Guide and Prayer Journal to help you draw closer to God.

This book of poems is all about love, in all its flavors. Love for the sweetheart, love for spouse, love for parents, love for siblings, love for friends, love for God, love for nature, love for country and above all, love for life. The poems of Bhupati Das depict various visuals of life and carry soft notes of love-waves. His stark simplicity, fluidity in tone and felicity with words come out vividly in these poems. After a long journey of mythically exploring the love and beauty of life, Bhupati has reached a point where his writings reveal a profound understanding of life and human relationships. They reflect everything from the way a waterfall breaks up on the rocks to the sensation of drawing one’s hand through a cluster of damp marigolds. Love has always been a blessing to him, even at the moment when it extinguishes its flame. Combining passion and sensitivity, the poems in this collection once again make people think that the innermost beauty of poetry is to be found not only in its imagery but also in its syntax and rhythms. His poetry is written in a language of excitement. The heightened pitch adds to the individual quality of that excitement. The poems in Yes! Life It Is also deal with his reflection on love, spirituality and openness to hope which readers can instantly trust and identify with. Bhupati writes his poems in small case only and without using full stop, comma or semi-colon so as not to break the flow.