It started with a simple question: How can we help them? It became an international movement called NEGU: Never Ever Give Up. When Jessica Joy Rees was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at age 11, she chose to focus not on herself but on bringing joy and hope to other children suffering from cancer. During the ten months she battled cancer, she and her family worked in the "Joy Factory" (originally their garage) making JoyJars (R)-packages filled with toys, games, and love for other kids with cancer. Jessie first handed them out personally at the hospital where she was being treated, but the effort blossomed quickly and there were soon thousands of JoyJars (R) being distributed across the United States and to over fifteen countries. Today, more than 100,000 kids have received JoyJars (R), and they continue shipping each week to kids in over 200 children's hospitals and 175 Ronald McDonald Houses. Jessie lost her battle with cancer in January 2012, but her message lives on in the Jessie Rees Foundation, which has become a beacon of hope for families fighting pediatric cancer. Join the movement at www.negu.org.

Rick Warren's bestselling book The Purpose Driven® Life describes God's five purposes for every Christian. Now Erik Rees helps you discover God's unique purpose for your life based on the way God has shaped you.

He made you marvelously unique for a reason. In this eye-opening, empowering, and liberating book, Rees shows you how to uncover God's most powerful and effective means of advancing his kingdom on earth: your own irreplaceable, richly detailed personal design.

Filled with Scripture and real-life stories, S.H.A.P.E. presents a series of challenges that will guide you through the process of discovering your personal blend of:

• Spiritual Gifts: A set of special abilities that God has given you to share his love and serve others.
• Heart: The special passions God has given you so that you can glorify him on earth.

Are you confused about who you are or where you re headed? Does your life seem cluttered and chaotic? Do you wish you understood God s plan and purpose for your life? Do you want to uncover your God-given strengths? If you said yes to any of these questions, you ve come to the right book. The first step is to know who you are. Remember, you re a child of God---created by him with your own unique heart, abilities, personality, and spiritual gifts. God brought all those elements together in you so that you could serve him and the world in your own unique way. Inside the pages of this book, you ll discover the place where your God-given passions and strengths intersect, and you ll find the way you re designed to serve. With interactive exercises and questions for you to answer, you ll learn more about your: * Spiritual Gifts * Heart * Abilities * Personality * Experiences Understanding each of these areas of your life, you ll begin to see who you are and how you re designed to serve. You ll stop serving because that s what you re supposed to do, and start serving from the depths of your heart and soul because it s what you were created to do."

SPANISH EDITION: Illustrated with real-life stories, this inspiring and deeply insightful book guides you through a series of challenges that will help you uncover your God-given S.H.A.P.E.---your unique blend of Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences---and apply it in ways that bring confidence, freedom, clarity, and significance.

Erik Rees, one of the key pastors at California's Saddleback Community Church, offers readers the tools they need to make positive life choices that are in accordance with their unique gifts--helping them find genuine happiness and purpose.

Conventional psychological wisdom states that it takes approximately twenty-one days for a new behavior to become a habit. In "Only You Can Be You," Erik Rees presents readers with an inspiring, three-week action plan for turning their lives around. Rees explains how common it is for people to feel as though they are just going through the motions of life and merely surviving. So many people feel increasingly insignificant as the days fly by since they are not living up to their potential, expressing their individuality freely, or feeling true, deep spiritual fulfillment. But it's easier to charge out of this self-defeating rut than it seems, and it will only take about three weeks.

As "Only You Can Be You "teaches, it just takes a little self-reflection to get this process started. First, you'll think through your own life-purpose statement, remind yourself daily of your spiritual importance, and learn how to make lifeaffirming, healthy choices that honor your own God-given, unique talents. With its easy-to-follow format filled with twenty-one daily principles, "Only You Can Be You "empowers readers to become fulfilled individuals who will definitely leave behind a lasting legacy of joy that will inspire others.

Has deseado entender los planes de Dios y su proposito para tu vida? Si has dicho que si a estas preguntas entonces este libro es el correcto para ti. En el descubriras el lugar donde las pasiones dadas por Dios y tus fortalezas se encuentran para revelar la forma en que has sido disenado para servir. Con ejercicios interactivos y preguntas para contestar, aprenderas acerca de tus dones espirituales, tu corazon, tus habilidades, tu personalidad, y sobre experiencias que te ayudaran a identificar como puedes dejar una huella en el mundo. Sin lugar a dudas, encontraras la F.O.R.M.A. correcta para ser un joven que pueda marcar y dejar una huella imborrable en el mundo. Te atreves?"