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Melissa, If One Life
Melissa, If One Life ... is the real-life love story of Melissa Camp, first wife of recording artist Jeremy Camp. Her heartrending story is told through her journals and reveals her intimate conversations with God, her extraordinary love story with Jeremy, her walk-through cancer and her supernatural responses to life s hardest trials. The film, I Still Believe, is based on Melissa s fun and emotional love story with Jeremy Camp. It is more than inspiring! It is transformational! It restores faith that great love does exist and is worth sacrificing everything for. This book expands the dialog, shows Melissa s reactions and fills in the details of her remarkable life. It also reveals the mystery of living a courageous life filled with love, joy and hope no matter what the circumstances are.
320 pages, Hardcover
Published March 31, 2020
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June 27, 2020
This books is truly life changing. Reading the intimate relationship Melissa had with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, pulled at my heart strings. Multiple times I fought back tears from the faith and beauty of Melissa’s journal entries. This book has given me a different perspective on living for the full glory of God. The humility, selflessness, and unexplainable love Melissa had can really change the world.
December 17, 2023
Wow! What a powerful reminder of who God is! God is so good and faithful, and I saw that many times throughout this book. Reading Janette and Melissa's story, and reading about how Melissa had that amazing faith in God when she was going through cancer absolutely astounds me and makes me want to have that same faith. Thank you Jesus for Janette and for having her write this book. Thank you for Melissa's story, and how strong she was in her faith. Thank you for Jeremy, that he continues to tell her story and write songs. Thank you for the fact that Melissa's story continues to touch millions of lives, including mine. Thank you for the fact that Jeremy's story does the same. In Jesus Name, Amen!
November 10, 2023
This might have be the most convicting and yet encouraging book I’ve ever read. Melissa Camp was only 19 years old when she was diagnosed with cancer, and yet she loved God so much, and sought to glorify Him through all of her pain. I saw the movie “I Still Believe” when it came out in 2020, and the book is wayyyy better.
May 19, 2024
A faith to move mountains.
September 13, 2020
This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read! Melissa’s life and love for Our Lord, Jesus Christ, is such an inspiration!
July 7, 2022
This is one of the most inspirational books I have read in a long time. Many times while reading I had to stop in near disbelief; I was shocked by the total surrender, trust, and faith this young woman placed in Jesus Christ. She has set a wonderful reminder and example of what it looks like to walk faithfully and intimately with the Lord day by day. I am so grateful for this book and pray that it continues to touch and inspire people as they navigate through the many ups and downs this life will bring. Thank you to Melissa’s family for sharing her journaling with us, it has reshaped how I approach prayer and made me examine my willingness to trust the Lord in all things. I am sure this book will be a blessing to all who read it.
March 23, 2025
A heartrending and heartwarming story of a life that was totally sold out to her love for God and people. And a love story between two incredible young adults that chose to take each other by the hand no matter what may come, till death do us part in matrimony. The movie is incredible ("I Still Believe") and should be seen by anyone wanting to know more about this lifegiving story of Melissa and Jeremy Camp's commitment to honor her legacy by telling her story of faith and love. The pictures are incredible at the end of the book and Melissa's Mom does a really nice job are interspersing her comments in the midst of sharing the journals of Melissa from her teenage and young adult life leading up to her death from cancer.
February 1, 2022
Powerful and life-changing!
September 20, 2023
An amazing lady!! To have her faith.......
September 16, 2024
"If one life discovers Jesus Christ because of what I go through - my cancer, my suffering and even my death - it will all be worth it!"
WOW! This has to be one of the most convicting and yet encouraging and inspiring books I have ever read. I don't read a lot of non-fiction because I find it very hard to connect with what is being written and being able to absorb it (as opposed to fiction which is easy to read). But this book was such a beautiful and inspiring read. I felt by the end that I had actually known Melissa, such was her passion and love felt throughout the pages.
I came across this book when purchasing her husband's, Jeremy Camp, own book "I Still Believe" . When I read the premise for it I just had to have it and went out to buy, purchasing a copy for a friend of mine who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer also. My hope is that she will be encouraged through Melissa's journals which fill this book with such love and passion like none I have ever seen.
Melissa speaks constantly of her desire for a greater intimacy with Jesus and her prayers tell of her selfishness at times and I'm thinking...I have never seen a more selfless person than Melissa! She was the epitome of selflessness and shone with love. I can only ever see her smiling and love Jeremy's favourite photo of her which he included in his book saying "How I will always remember Melissa".
Melissa's journals coupled with her mother Janette's telling of Melissa's story are both convicting and encouraging, inspiring those read it into a greater intimacy and love for Jesus also.
Despite cancer ravaging her body, she continued to praise God and worship Him, knowing that He had a greater plan for her. I would have loved to have known Melissa. She is truly an inspiration. Her story is an inspiration. The title of the book sums her desire up perfectly...in her words:
"If one life comes to know Jesus Christ as their Saviour through what I go through, it will all be worth it."
Melissa's total sacrificial love for others as well as Jesus is her legacy that continues to live long after she breathed her last two decades ago. She wanted everyone to know the great love she had and she was willing to go through pain, suffering and even death so that others would come to know the Saviour she loved so much. She was and continues to be an inspiration. I could only hope to reflect some of what she did. I dare anyone not to be be moved to tears by Melissa's journals.
This is truly one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. And it is beautifully illustrated too. It was lovely to see Melissa's smiling face in the photos at the end. You could just see the joy that radiated from her. She truly was beautiful...even after chemo took her beautiful hair.
Thank you Melissa for living and loving. Thank you for the love that is your legacy.
This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.
WOW! This has to be one of the most convicting and yet encouraging and inspiring books I have ever read. I don't read a lot of non-fiction because I find it very hard to connect with what is being written and being able to absorb it (as opposed to fiction which is easy to read). But this book was such a beautiful and inspiring read. I felt by the end that I had actually known Melissa, such was her passion and love felt throughout the pages.
I came across this book when purchasing her husband's, Jeremy Camp, own book "I Still Believe" . When I read the premise for it I just had to have it and went out to buy, purchasing a copy for a friend of mine who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer also. My hope is that she will be encouraged through Melissa's journals which fill this book with such love and passion like none I have ever seen.
Melissa speaks constantly of her desire for a greater intimacy with Jesus and her prayers tell of her selfishness at times and I'm thinking...I have never seen a more selfless person than Melissa! She was the epitome of selflessness and shone with love. I can only ever see her smiling and love Jeremy's favourite photo of her which he included in his book saying "How I will always remember Melissa".
Melissa's journals coupled with her mother Janette's telling of Melissa's story are both convicting and encouraging, inspiring those read it into a greater intimacy and love for Jesus also.
Despite cancer ravaging her body, she continued to praise God and worship Him, knowing that He had a greater plan for her. I would have loved to have known Melissa. She is truly an inspiration. Her story is an inspiration. The title of the book sums her desire up perfectly...in her words:
"If one life comes to know Jesus Christ as their Saviour through what I go through, it will all be worth it."
Melissa's total sacrificial love for others as well as Jesus is her legacy that continues to live long after she breathed her last two decades ago. She wanted everyone to know the great love she had and she was willing to go through pain, suffering and even death so that others would come to know the Saviour she loved so much. She was and continues to be an inspiration. I could only hope to reflect some of what she did. I dare anyone not to be be moved to tears by Melissa's journals.
This is truly one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. And it is beautifully illustrated too. It was lovely to see Melissa's smiling face in the photos at the end. You could just see the joy that radiated from her. She truly was beautiful...even after chemo took her beautiful hair.
Thank you Melissa for living and loving. Thank you for the love that is your legacy.
This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.
April 17, 2024
Hungry. That's the word I would use to describe how I feel after reading this book. The depth of Melissa's faith is absolutely amazing. Reading about her relationship with Jesus makes me crave a deeper relationship with Him.
Weaving together unedited excerpts from Melissa's journals and heart-stirring narrative by her mother, Janette, this book offers a powerful and intimate glimpse into Melissa's rich interior life. The book itself is lovely, with a gorgeous pink floral theme, but the most beautiful thing about it is how it unveils Melissa's heart for God and those she loved.
Reading Jeremy Camp's gut-wrenchingly vulnerable memoir was a powerful experience, and I felt like I was familiar with his story of loving and losing Melissa. But reading I Still Believe was like looking in through a window; reading Melissa, If One Life was like coming through the front door and being welcomed into the living room, the heart of the story, and discovering a whole new level of understanding and appreciation. It reveals more of the special details and underlying feelings, all presented from Melissa's relationship-oriented feminine perspective. I could relate to some of her thoughts and feelings as a teenager on the cusp of adulthood seeking God's guidance in so many areas. Her life inspires me to trust in Jesus and pursue a deeper relationship with Him.
Weaving together unedited excerpts from Melissa's journals and heart-stirring narrative by her mother, Janette, this book offers a powerful and intimate glimpse into Melissa's rich interior life. The book itself is lovely, with a gorgeous pink floral theme, but the most beautiful thing about it is how it unveils Melissa's heart for God and those she loved.
Reading Jeremy Camp's gut-wrenchingly vulnerable memoir was a powerful experience, and I felt like I was familiar with his story of loving and losing Melissa. But reading I Still Believe was like looking in through a window; reading Melissa, If One Life was like coming through the front door and being welcomed into the living room, the heart of the story, and discovering a whole new level of understanding and appreciation. It reveals more of the special details and underlying feelings, all presented from Melissa's relationship-oriented feminine perspective. I could relate to some of her thoughts and feelings as a teenager on the cusp of adulthood seeking God's guidance in so many areas. Her life inspires me to trust in Jesus and pursue a deeper relationship with Him.
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