Ever since Lila Mayer was a child living on a remote farm in upstate New York, she has yearned for more. So when an opportunity to fulfill her graduate school requirements abroad presents itself, she jumps at the chance. Lila’s first day of student teaching at Chayah, a highly-esteemed Israeli school for special needs children, has her on edge. Far from family, farm, and her best friend, Patty, she is doing her best to relax and enjoy her opportunity. Five simple words spoken by her host mother to “just let them love you” helps calm her butterflies and ease her soul. As she embarks on a year-long journey of discovery through the Holy Land, she meets engaging friends as God reveals Himself through His many names. From scooter rides to Mediterranean estates, moonlighting at a radio station, assisting in rescuing trafficked children, and hosting Chayah’s first Olympic games, Lila embraces her experiences and spiritual transformation. When her journey surprisingly provides clues to a lifelong family mystery, she is eventually led to her calling. But even with God’s help, will she be able to redeem time and right past wrongs? In this inspirational tale, an American student teacher travels to Israel where she is led on a compelling journey of self-discovery and spiritual transformation.
After accepting an invitation to rescue children in Brazil, Lila, and her Israeli friends set out on an adventure of a lifetime. A mission compound far from the wealthy tourist district had been established by the Crow family. This would be Team Operation Set Captives Free headquarters for the duration of their stay. Aptly named Magnolia Square for the abundance of Magnolia trees that lined the property, where impoverished children are loved, taught, and fed during the school week. On Sunday the church’s mission bell rings, calling everyone to gather for worship. It’s a humble work, important and lifesaving. The Crow family had been given permission to repurpose several city lots in the Warehouse district that neighbored the city dump. Homeless children, many with disabilities, were in want of medical attention, clean water, proper nutrition, and an education. Overwhelming needs for sure, but as of late, change seemed to be in the air. The Holy Spirit was on the move, He had called and they had answered. In short order, Team OSCF and the Crow family realized they were not the only ones that had been requested to attend His party. An afternoon visiting the inhabitants of the city dump brings the team in contact with a peculiar young man. Father Jude, a thirty-something Anglican Priest from England who had made Brazil his home and the residents of the landfill his people. Jude’s Council members had told him to expect help to come from the Holy City and that when it arrived, Dunamis Belem would ignite. It was time. The Holy Spirit was wooing and brooding, breathing fresh wind into souls and spirits and explosively empowering His church.
After Lila returns from a teaching assignment in Israel, she sets out to renovate her grandparents’ old farmstead into a camp for those with special needs and a respite for those who care for them. Handyman Vinny along with Chaplain Si and his collection of juvenile delinquents pitch in to ready the farm for action. A trip to a neighboring farm to purchase a therapy dog acquaints Lila with two new friends and partners in the cause. Patty grows by leaps and bounds, barreling her way into everyone’s hearts and homes with her tonics, lotions, critters, and sayings. Lila and her family transform in a way never imagined as they follow Gramp’s lead into the heart of Jesus. As Selah’s Farm emerges from pain and promise, the girls once again answer a call and follow it back to Israel in order to assist Team OSCF in rescuing trafficked children. Dr. Saige is back to her Holy Land excursions. Taking a cue from Lila’s grandfather, she seeks the names of Yeshua and travels to the Island of Patmos to discover Alpha and Omega. Tag along with Titi and Mr. Joey to the Sea of Galilee to learn about Jesus, the Teacher. Meet fisherman Thomas before climbing up the Mount of Beatitudes. Encounter Jesus as the Cornerstone, High Priest, Savior, and Bridegroom, to name a few. Witness Saige and Eden answer His invitation to intimacy and the Holy Spirit’s summons to journey to the ends of the earth.
Ever since Lila Mayer was a child living on a remote farm in upstate New York, she has yearned for more. So when an opportunity to fulfill her graduate school requirements abroad presents itself, she jumps at the chance. Lila’s first day of student teaching at Chayah, a highly-esteemed Israeli school for special needs children, has her on edge. Far from family, farm, and her best friend, Patty, she is doing her best to relax and enjoy her opportunity. Five simple words spoken by her host mother to “just let them love you” helps calm her butterflies and ease her soul. As she embarks on a year-long journey of discovery through the Holy Land, she meets engaging friends as God reveals Himself through His many names. From scooter rides to Mediterranean estates, moonlighting at a radio station, assisting in rescuing trafficked children, and hosting Chayah’s first Olympic games, Lila embraces her experiences and spiritual transformation. When her journey surprisingly provides clues to a lifelong family mystery, she is eventually led to her calling. But even with God’s help, will she be able to redeem time and right past wrongs? In this inspirational tale, an American student teacher travels to Israel where she is led on a compelling journey of self-discovery and spiritual transformation.
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