Jakobe's Assignment

by Elizabeth Baker

Pastor Jonathan Phelps believes in angels. Yet, the idea of unseen beings actually roaming the halls of Grace Community Church never entered his mind. Angels surely had some kind of purpose somewhere, but never in an unimportant backwater like Thyme, Texas. The thought of a warrior showing up in his office would have shaken him to the core! Angels never do things like that. Do they?

It’s been 700 years since JaKobe worked on earth, but when his curiosity is piqued by Rachael’s strange request, he finds himself once again on assignment doing the very things he once thought were behind him forever. Serving Adam’s offspring and advancing the Kingdom while enemies multiply on every side is all in a day’s work. And, this specific assignment is one job JaKobe is determined to finish before midnight.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fantasy, Angels

461 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 15, 2012

About the author

Elizabeth Baker, Ph.D. is the author of seven books distributed through traditional publishers. She has thirty-five years experience as a Bible teacher, is a Fellow with the Oxford Society of Scholars and served twelve years as a church counselor. Currently living in Pittsburg, Texas, she is semi-retired dividing her time between grandchildren, gardening and freelance writing.

A widow since her mid-30's, Elizabeth has four, fantastic grown children, fifteen remarkable grandchildren, and six amazing great-grands. But, she identifies her greatest joy as helping others apply biblical principles to real-life situations.

Licensed as a Professional Counselor with the State of Texas, Elizabeth holds a Master of Arts degree in counseling from Liberty University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Religion and Society from Oxford Graduate School. She has been writing professionally for more than thirty years and enjoys giving occasional seminars to both lay and professional audiences.

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story involving warrior angels and guardian angels. Jonathan, a pastor, wants to see God do more than normal stuff. The story moves along well until Jakobe goes to get a spiritual refreshing. All the angels gathered on mountain part drags too much. Otherwise I enjoyed the read.

[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book from angel perspective. Pastor who has "let some of the fire go out" is being evaluated by Jakobe, the angel. Throughout we see the spiritual warfare going on around the characters in the book. Definitely shows how we need to surrender to God to let the light shine through. The 2nd book in the trilogy is to be out in the summer--I'm assuming it will be a continuation of Jonathan Phelps' journey. His wife has just surrendered her problems to God, but looks like Jonathan's may be getting a little more acute until he figures it out!

Pastor Jonathan Phelps has always believed in angels. Yet, the idea of unseen beings actually roaming the halls of Grace Community Church never entered his mind. Angels had some kind of purpose somewhere but the thought of a warrior showing up in his office would have shaken him to the core! Angels never did things like that. Did they? It’s been 700 years since JaKobe worked on earth, but when his curiosity is piqued by Rachael’s strange request, he finds himself once again on assignment doing the very things he once thought were behind him forever. Serving Adam’s offspring and advancing the Kingdom while enemies multiply on every side is all in a day’s work. And, this specific assignment is one job JaKobe is determined to finish before midnight.

[Ginny B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jakobe's Assignment is a fictional story along the lines of This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness in that it deals with spiritual warfare. We are given a glimpse of Elizabeth Baker's interpretation of the actions of angels as a result of humans living life.

We meet a preacher who "just wants to see God's doing something that matters and know that (he's) part of it". His wife, who presents herself as the good Christian woman, struggles with having a real relationship with God. We meet a young, unmarried, pregnant gal whose experiences with church were not good, a member of the choir going through some terrible times and yet her faith stays strong and a few others. Throughout it all we see the spiritual battles that are being fought around them as angels protect them and guide them.

I have to say that at times the storylines feel disjointed and can be difficult to follow. Other than the pastor, his wife, and an elderly mentor, we don't really get to know any of the humans. The same can be said for the angels. So this really isn't a character driven book.

However the concept is interesting enough to keep us reading and there are some wonderful truths hidden within the covers.

[Kyra Dunst · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't get me wrong, I like the story and the series has promise. I just didn't feel as pulled into the characters as I like. There were so many characters to follow, that by the time I started getting to know them, the focus changed to another character. With some tight editing, and maybe removing a character or two, this book would easily jump to five stars.

[Iris Smale · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well I managed to finish it. Seriously had trouble following some of it. So many disjointed characters. I realize that was probably setting the stage for the second & third books but still confusing. Not really interested in following this trilogy.

[Janny · Rating 5 out of 5]

My sweet Lord, this made me laugh so hard and cry just as hard. I read this in one day, I just couldn't put it down. The visuals I was able to conjure up through the storytelling, it was just the best read I've had in a long time. Can't wait for the 2nd one

[Linda Advena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enjoyable

Good book. Great plot. Well developed characters. Makes you think. Well worth your time. Thank you. Can't wait for next book.