Jesus Loves Us All
Posted on July 23, 2010
I have long, very narrow feet. One day when I was at a conference, we had to remove our shoes when we entered the dorm. As we were leaving one morning, a dear, elderly lady said, “Oh my, look at those big shoes.” I felt about as small as an ant, and made sure I didn’t reach for my shoes until she was out the door. But Jesus loves variety, and He likes my long narrow feet.
Sometimes we may question whether we are truly loved by our Lord. Maybe we think God loves our good qualities, but what about the qualities that we don’t like?
Years ago I wanted to communicate this concept to children. So I wrote a picture book manuscript called Jesus Loves Us All. A major Christian publisher promised to publish it, but they met up with financial setbacks, and it didn’t happen.
I knew thousands – maybe millions – of children needed this book, and I asked God what His plan was for it. Then I met up with friends, Helen & David Haidle, a writer/illustrator couple at a conference. Because of the economic down-turn, they had formed a non-profit publishing company, Seed Faith Books
. I almost cried when they said they were taking their books and publishing them in small pocket format and giving them out by the thousands in food boxes for the poor and for missions overseas.
“That’s what I want for Jesus Loves Us All,” I said.
We talked further. I launched into an aggressive Christmas time effort to sell my other books, so I’d have money to help with self-printing the booklets. We found a kind-hearted photographer, Sam Hall, who provided photos, David Haidle did all the layout and design. Now, in mid-summer 2010, the books are almost ready. They will soon be going into food boxes in the U.S. and some will go to needy English speaking countries oversees.
I have an even larger dream for this little book, which assures children that Jesus loves them regardless of what disadvantages they think they have. That dream is for it to be published in many different languages. So, if you buy it, the profits will go toward getting it translated and published again, first in Spanish. If you know a child who would benefit from this little book, be sure to buy one or more copies. Join me in heralding the good news that Jesus Loves Us All.
