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Anywhere, Anytime, Any Cost
As a young adult, I was challenged with obedience to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. A decision changed the direction of my life, when one night I surrendered everything. From that moment on it was divine guidance. God led me to what I believed to be the safest place on earth but I discovered that even though God is good, personal safety is not always guaranteed. Unexpected tragedy shattered our hearts and lives. I wondered, once I've been broken, can I ever be whole again? "INTEGRITY! Jean Barsness has it. In this book, Jean Barsness lets her life speak; a life wholly abandoned to God. Anyone who wants to know more about the surrendered life will want to read this compelling story - now." Gordon Elhard, Founding Member of Calgary Centre Street Church. High School Principal and School Superintendent "This book will make you cry, rattle your complacency, and remind you that God wants all of you." Jon Arnold, Counselor, Canadian High Commission in Tanzania. About the Dr. Jean Barsness has a life time of missions experience as a career missionary, professor of missions, international trainer and cofounder of CrossTraining Global, a one-year missions equipping program. Jean is a mentor, Bible study teacher, missions consultant and an international conference speaker. She has her M.A. in Biblical Studies and a Doctorate of Missiology from Trinity International University. Jean and her husband make their home in Calgary, Canada. They have a blended family of five with grandchildren and great grandchildren.
210 pages, Paperback
First published August 26, 2013
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August 26, 2018
A challenging, encouraging book
I first met Jean at the GMU headquarters when my husband and I were appointed for missionary service in Bolivia. Jean taught us a class on Bible study methods, and although it was a review of principles I already knew and practiced, it impacted my life in a new and fresh way. Jean's resolve to follow Christ anywhere, any time, and at any cost is a huge challenge to my personal resolve to the same. Seeing God's continued faithfulness in Jean today is an encouragement to my own spiritual commitment.
I first met Jean at the GMU headquarters when my husband and I were appointed for missionary service in Bolivia. Jean taught us a class on Bible study methods, and although it was a review of principles I already knew and practiced, it impacted my life in a new and fresh way. Jean's resolve to follow Christ anywhere, any time, and at any cost is a huge challenge to my personal resolve to the same. Seeing God's continued faithfulness in Jean today is an encouragement to my own spiritual commitment.
June 26, 2021
This is an amazing book that follows Jean Barsness and her family through years of following Christ. They go through tremendous trials and heartache but come through victorious. When Jean's husband is murdered it seemed like the end but in some ways it was a new beginning on a journey that was filled with delightful experiences and many blessings. Jean always remained true to her belief in an almighty God. Well worth the read.
December 10, 2024
It is encouraging to read a story of someone who has followed Jesus for so many years through so many different experiences and still desires to live a surrendered life.
March 19, 2016
Very inspiring & uplifting. The first part is a bit slow, but it is well worth soldiering on. I loved her reliance on God.
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