Running Through Deserts

By Jill Thornton

Kathleen Newman is a missionary in a ni-Vanuatu tribe in the South Pacific Ocean. Here, she must deal with the harsh jungle elements, a formerly hostile people, an adopted son, a fellow missionary from her past, and the anointed job of spreading the Gospel. Just when it seems that she has a firm grasp on life, a stranger enters her world.... Ella Levene, a burnt-out Hollywood director whose nightmares plague her, comes to the tribe for a two-month adventure and the two women soon learn their worlds are very different. In a story where God's love is tangible and a leap of faith is life-changing, three people learn a priceless lesson: don't ever believe that life is predictable, because God has an agenda that is far greater than our own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1494228882
• ISBN13: 9781494228880
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Loved this book!!

I could not put this book down! What an incredible adventure and described so well. I became very involved with every character to the point of laughing outloud at times to having to put the book down in order to have a good cry! A very inspiring story. Running Through Deserts should be translated into many languages so the whole world could read and enjoy this wonderful story! Without a doubt, Miss Thornton is a gifted writer!

Inspiration, romance and adventure all in one!

Wow, this was one book that was hard to put down! It's an interesting scenario... in a remote jungle, two women, one a Christian missionary and the other a very worldly but fading movie star find their lives intertwined as they each learn to open their hearts and trust. I found it encouraging and entertaining at the same time...something rather rare today in a good book!