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  1. katiespen
    Greer, SC
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Outrageous Courage is a Outrageously Good
    May 9, 2013
    katiespen
    Greer, SC
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    "Outrageous Courage" by Kris Vallotton and Jason Vallotton is one of the best true stories I have read in a long time. The story of Tracy Evans, a physician assistant, is both inspiring and convicting. To see how God used someone so immersed in anger, bitterness, and corruption to lead such a life of faith, impacting others, is a challenge to Christians everywhere to step up our faith in God.

    Walk beside Tracy as she recounts her experiences working with drug lords and prostitutes in the city of Los Angeles to caring for HIV-positive orphans in Mozambique.

    Once Tracy put her faith in God, she believed there was nowhere that God wouldn't protect her, and she has lived all around the world trusting Him to protect her in war zones, amidst hostile tribal groups, and under flying bullets.

    Anyone who wants to learn more about how real God can be should definitely read Tracy's story. Your life will never be the same.
  2. kelisni
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Get it now!
    February 27, 2013
    kelisni
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    I was immediately drawn to the book by its description. I love biographies, but especially of those who are fearlessly living out their lives for Jesus. Tracy Evans is doing just that. Being saved while in the Army, to currently working in Mozambique, God has led her on a vast and courageous journey. It's an adventure that only He could put together for her.

    I'm sure she has many more stories to tell, but from the limitations of a book, I am overwhelmed with how God has provided for her again and again and again. I will tell you, it makes you wonder what God can do with your life. Ms. Evans will say she's a nobody, just like you and me. God desires to use us, we just need to be willing to go, no matter the cost.

    I was very encouraged by Ms. Evans' life and testimony. Also, those who are helping her along the way with either financial support or just their open love for her and their Savior. They are truly courageous in their walk with God by living out their obedience through their apparent calling of supporting Ms. Evans.

    I received a complimentary copy from Chosen Books for my review.
  3. BevK
    WI
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    This one makes you think...
    February 15, 2013
    BevK
    WI
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Reviewing OUTRAGEOUS COURAGE by Kris Vallotton

    This book lives up to it's name, and in the process makes you look at your own life. I doubt there won't be anyone NOT touched by it, if they read it through and allow the Holy Spirit to touch them. Parts are 'outrageously shocking' when you first read them, then it all settles in and you think, 'this girl/woman is living out her faith to the fullest with the Light she has at the time'.

    Early in the book she says "I had ignored God's warning... and now I am sitting with the consequences. I apologized and asked for His mercy, committing my life once again into His hands." What a picture for us today! Today many don't want to face the consequences of their actions and want to be bailed out, but the 'bailing out' should only be done by the Lord, so it is "in His will".

    We often get the picture of missionaries as meek and mild, but this book will show you the effectual workings of God through confrontation and challenge. She had the balance between challenge and gentleness. And, isn't that how Jesus is? NT tells us much about Him, and how our lives are to mirror His.

    When we fail in our obedience, do we learn from it? Tracy tells us that we often do not because we are ashamed of them, but God does not feel the same way. "He is not ashamed when His kids stumble, He is right there to pick us back up..." But the key is, do we turn them over to the Lord and humbly submit to Him?

    She states a beautiful truth "God always gives us enough time and resources to do what HE wants us to do. So... if we are lacking in either, then something is wrong on our end, never His.

    I also liked her statement of "we get younger as we get older." There is so much in the book to make us examine our own lives in light of the Gospel we say we believe!

    There were many stories of her experiences in the book, and stories of her co-workers, but two that touched me tremendously were in Mozambique. A woman was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident, and came to life before their eyes. She had a broken twisted neck and a protruding eyeball out of the socket, and all was fixed! The other was a heart wrenching scene as they rescued a woman left to die, seeping body fluids as they hit each bump in the road after loading her onto someone's lap on the way to the hospital. Such love is the kind Jesus would expect of us, because it reflects His love. And reading it, you ask yourself, could/would I have helped, or been as so many and passed her by, knowing she was going to die anyway?

    The book ends with a sharp but true warning to all of us 'sitting at home ... wiling away our time in front of the TV or games. Parents who are so overprotective and controlling of their children that they hover over the kids' every move so that they do not skin up their fragile little souls in the game of life. We used to teach our kids that 'all day, all night...angels are watching over me' but our overprotected culture has caused a cosmic unemployment crisis in the heavenlies. Are we depriving our children of an adventurous spirit to 'trust' God with their lives by our overprotected culture... when we exchange that faith-filled life ... we have lost sight of our divine destiny."

    I highly recommend this book. I was given a free copy from Chosen-Baker Publishing to review, without restrictions
  4. AMKreations
    NY
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Life-Altering Encounter with God
    February 10, 2013
    AMKreations
    NY
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I think we can all be encouraged by reading the account of Tracy Evans life, as portrayed in Outrageous Courage. I'll admit, the title and cover made me want to pick this book up and read it. When I started, it was hard to put the book down.

    This book is well written and easy to read. It's a story, in first person, of experiences the author has been through. I appreciated the transparency of Tracy, how she shares with the reader both good and bad on her journey of faith thus far. I felt like I could relate to her at times, making mistakes and yet wanting so much to know Him more.

    I was struck by Tracy's courage and reliance on God in a number of terrifying situations. I could feel the love of the Father emanating through her as she reached out to the poor and needy, the broken, in places and situations we would find repulsive. I could also sense the heart of God, speaking through this book to a number of areas in my own life, as Tracy continually encourages the reader to a deeper walk and intimacy with the Lord. I feel the author portrays a genuine faith, full of practical workings, as evidenced by the fruit in her ministries. I appreciate her devotion to the will of God, even above her care or concern for her own life.

    All these things and more make me want to pass this book along and encourage as many as possible to read it. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to have reviewed this book, free of charge, from Bethany House Publishers (Chosen Books). Don't hesitate to get a copy. You'll find that you're encouraged to a greater reliance on God and a deeper walk with Him.
  5. Janeece
    Kearney, Nebraska
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Let Jesus wreck your life
    January 26, 2013
    Janeece
    Kearney, Nebraska
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Could NOT put this down! This book makes you hunger for MORE of God, MORE of His glory. Make us heartbroken for what breaks your heart God. This book will give birth to vision.
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