Greg Laurie

When three members of my family all read this book and recommended it, I knew I needed to read it at some stage. But since it takes a while for me to get to books sometimes, it was a good few months later when I finally managed to pick up the audiobook myself. Once I got into it, however, I couldn’t put the book down—and finished it the next day. What a story!

I really appreciate the down-to-earth, heartfelt way this story is written. For someone who is a couple of generations removed from the hippie movement in the 60s and 70s (my grandparents were hippies before Jesus found them), portions of this story were familiar to me, but much of it was also new. I appreciated that this book didn’t glorify hippies or what they stood for, and I also appreciated how it consistently brought out the hope we have in Jesus in its pages. The message of this book is timeless—and I love that.

Probably the biggest thing that stood out to me from this story was how Jesus can work in people’s hearts if we are willing and obedient in listening to His calling. I was challenged personally on many levels through this story—ranging from how I think about sharing the gospel to how I think about other believers who might be different from me. Most of all, though, I was awe-inspired as I was able to witness, through this book, one of the more recent major movements of God in history—and the sobering realization that I could easily not be where I am today if it weren’t for these believers who stepped out in faith some 60 years ago and shared Jesus with those they felt called to serve.

Written in a very readable, interesting manner, this would be a great book for any Christian to pick up. I came away blessed, inspired, challenged, and spurred on in my faith after reading this book. Highly recommended!… (mer)