—A summary compiled by John Anderson
Around 1999, my wife, Jane, read to several ladies at a Bible study one of her written experiences with God about His provision of shoes. When they discovered she had a large volume of personal writing, they wanted to hear more. One person who asked to read all of her writing and did a complete and unsolicited edit of it. When she gave it back to Jane, she said, “One day this will be a book. When it is, please find me wherever I am and send me a copy.” I (her husband) also read the manuscript and found it to be very helpful to me in my spiritual life. Our sons read it, too, and were very complimentary and encouraging.
In the next four years, several things happened that God used to cause her to seriously consider publishing her writing. Then God brought a Christian from our past into our lives again. When he found out about the manuscript, he asked to read it and subsequently became its champion. He was determined to see it published, saying he felt that it would be helpful to most anyone. His involvement in the project became the catalyst to focus our energies toward publishing what is now The Thread of Gold.
Before it was final, Jane shared various renditions with others and asked for their comments. Several had suggestions about how the book could be improved, but everyone was very favorably impressed with it. The comment she got most was this: “Jane, I couldn’t put it down.” This came from those who had been in the Local Church and those who had not. She even got the same comment from a friend who was not a Christian. (She has since become one.) One comment particularly stood out to us that came from an evangelist who has ministered worldwide. He said, “I believe that this book will help many around the world.” We laughed at the time, but the last time we looked, the book had been purchased by people from twenty-one countries.
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