‘God in the Whirlwind’: Coming June 1
March 30th, 2008For the past month, I’ve been at work on a book entitled “God in the Whirlwind: Stories of Grace from the Tornado at Union University,” to be published by B&H Publishing Group.
The book, which will be available June 1, is a collection of stories about how God has acted providentially in the lives of students and others through the Feb. 5 tornado that hit Union University.
The project has been a consuming one for me, but I’ve been blessed to put into writing some incredible stories about God’s grace. I hope it will be a blessing to those who read it.
I’m almost finished with the book, and will be sending it to the publisher on Tuesday. I’ll post more updates as the publication date nears.
Awesome! I’ll be looking forward to it!
Congratulations on nearly completing the book. I look forward to seeing it in stores soon.
That’s cool, Tim! Are you writing it yourself, based on stories you’ve heard, or are you acting as an editor for others to write their stories?
Writing it myself. It will include a few short student testimonials that I’ve compiled and edited, but most of the content is stories I’ve written.
I’m thrilled to learn this, Tim! This is a story that was crying out to be told, and I know you’ll do a great job. Can’t wait to pick up a copy or five on June 1.
Any chances of this being picked up by Amazon?
Most definitely.
A couple of leads…
I have a brother at UU that lost EVERYTHING.
There are several of our former students who were there. We had a special portion of our service Easter Sunday night to praise God for His mercy in the UU tornado. One of the fathers of one of the students from our church wrote a beautiful song in tribute to God, and the UU students. Feel free to contact me if you want to find a copy of the song. It is really good. Thanks for writing the book. God bless.
Thanks for the info, Rob. The book is finished and was sent to the publisher last night. Sorry to hear about your brother.
If you could, get me a sales flier for the book. It will be well received here at BCLR.
When something is available, I’ll get it to you, Rob. Thanks for your interest. E-mail me your mailing address, if you don’t mind. timellsworth(at)gmail.com.
Hey Tim,
Congratulations on the book, I can’t wait to read it. I don’t know what publishing house you are working with, but you might have your PR rep contact Mimi Pearson at http://nonfictioninrathershorttakes.blogspot.com/ and see if she can help promote it. I am part of the Fiction and Nonfiction Alliances where we promote Christian based books and help increase the ratings and sales at Amazon and other site. I would also be thrilled to post some links or widgets for you, just let me know. Best of luck.
Karen