Not By Sight helps friends and family to see the courage and faith
that abounds in those with debilitating conditions It also gives
them simple, pragmatic examples of "What to say" and "What not to
say" in order to truly be a source of encouragement. As believers,
we often wrestle with understanding how God can allow a person who
worships Him to become ill, in pain or disabled. Unfortunately,
often the first assumption we have about a believer with a
continuing illness is that they must not have enough faith or they
must be hiding a sin. Sadly, this can be devastating to those who
love the Lord and who are actually living by the faith despite
their circumstances that God wants us all to live. This book
explains our natural responses to those debilitated by chronic
conditions and gives many examples of how to be a true encourager
to our brothers and sisters in need It is full of Scripture and
quotes from physicians who specialize in chronic conditions. It is
a must for all believers, church staff and ministry leaders Not By
Sight is based upon the knowledge learned by the true life
experiences of Wayne and Sherri Connell, as well as countless
others who live with debilitating conditions. All of her life,
Sherri was an extremely active person who loved her careers,
singing and dancing in musicals, riding her horse and lifting
weights. In college, she studied Music Theatre, then obtained 2
Bachelor Degrees in Business, with a Minor in Liberal Arts.
Although Sherri had enormous plans for her life, just as she was
plotting out her Master's Degree, she was stopped in her tracks at
the age of 27. Starting with another winter bout of pneumonia,
Sherri became paralyzed, so sick she could barely sit up and was in
horrible pain. She was hospitalized and diagnosed with Progressive
Multiple Sclerosis and Late-Chronic Lyme Disease. Suddenly, she
went from "on the go" 24/7 to struggling just to get to a doctor's
appointment or take a shower. Shortly after the onset of Sherri's
disability, to help her cope with her losses and un-welcomed
changes, she began to write in her journal. Despite the seriousness
of Sherri's illness, people often had difficulty understanding how
she could "look good" to them, even though she was very sick.
Unfortunately, because of these misconceptions, people often jumped
to the conclusion that she was just being lazy, unmotivated or was
not trying hard enough. For a goal oriented, talented, career
driven person like Sherri, these notions were absolutely
devastating. When Wayne realized there were so many other people
around the world being hurt by the same lack of understanding that
Sherri was experiencing, his passion quickly grew from being his
wife's supporter, to being an advocate for all who are living with
disabilities. Thus, Wayne founded, Where Is God Ministries. He also
compiled this book, Not By Sight, which contains excerpts from
Sherri's journal. WIGM published this book to give believers living
with chronic conditions a voice about how they feel, what they need
and how others can be an encouragement Proceeds support the ongoing
work of Where Is God Ministries, a Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
Organization.
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