Hope for an Unwanted Journey - by Bill Dyck & Donna Lea Dyck (Paperback)

About the Book

Is your loved one struggling with addictions or mental illness? This devotional provides hope, a spiritual perspective, and tools for walking this journey.

Book Synopsis

Do you have a son, daughter, or loved one who is struggling with addictions or mental illness? If so, it is an unwanted journey where the struggles are massive and the questions penetrating

Yet there is hope-and it is found in God. This book is written as a devotional: to lend a spiritual perspective and tools for walking this journey with your loved one. Each entry is based on a specific passage of Scripture following topics that are crucial to the conversation.

Join Bill and Donna Lea Dyck as they reflect on the lessons they learned while they walked this valley. They write with the purpose of bringing you hope and a way forward in your relationship with your loved one.

Review Quotes

"Brutally open and honest! Spiritually refreshing for any reader!"-Rev. Dr. T.V. Thomas Chairman, Lausanne Global Diaspora Network (GDN)

"A volume of biblical insight, wise counsel, and helpful prayers for those broken by the brokenness of the people they love."-John Mahaffey Lead Pastor, West Highland Baptist Church, Hamilton, Ontario, Council member of The Gospel Coalition in Canada

"Like the journey itself, digesting the insights contained within, slowly and reflectively, will reap the richest result."-Ed Willms Former Executive Director of the Ontario MB Conference of Churches

"A valuable resource not just for those struggling to uphold a loved one lost in addiction and/or mental illness, but for anyone seeking to maintain a healthy Christ-centred focus through a time of spiritual weariness..."-Doug Hammond Commanding Officer of Bloor Central Community Church, Salvation Army

"Thank you to Donna and Bill for sensitively writing this much-needed book that will be a lifeline to many."-Pastor Phil and Michelle Collins Willow Park Church, Kelowna, British Columbia

"A must-read for every family caught in the trauma of an unwanted journey and desperately longing to experience hope that is real, lasting, and healing."-Rev. Dr. David Hearn Senior Associate Pastor of Kamloops Alliance Church

"Their journey reminds us that there is a hope, and that there is a healer."-Rev. William (Bill) R. McAlpine, Ph.D Retired Professor Emeritus, Ambrose University

"...saturated with Scripture, refocused on Him, and ended in prayer. A must-read."-Marie Joynt Speaker, teacher, blogger

"You will interact with God-centred counsel, wisdom, and experience while walking away with humble confidence that God is in control."-Rev. Tim Moore, D.Min