Dave Babin was your average Joe in most ways: Hard working, with a belief in God and country to go along with a driving pursuit of the American Dream—getting all you can while you can because you'll only get one shot at it. An abundant life lived to its fullest was the template that most folks patterned their lives around, only to varying degrees and limitations enforced by the almighty dollar. Then the world's economy was turned on its ear, reducing most of its inhabitants to a level playing field, one where the strong survived and the weak stomped on.
Like a ten dollar ad in the New York Times, many a story melted into the chaotic surroundings brought on by the devastating oil catastrophe, not the least of which coming out of the global madness were reports and rumors of certain individuals up and vanishing—literally. It made no sense to the multitude of "believers" remaining, millions of good people left wondering . . . what happened?
Dave Babin, never one to shy away from offering his expert opinion on any subject, found himself sitting in the same boat of confusion with no answer, though one was definitely on its way, and in a package he could've never seen coming.
Thank you for taking the time to share in this four year journey in transferring a Spirit inspired story into words that I pray will reach into the far corners of this world. If you have landed on this site by accident, you may as well take advantage of something that is as rare in our world today as a Bigfoot sighting. That would be a free gift. I looked up the word "gift" in the dictionary and found this: "Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation." It seems as though everyone has a book to sell where God has placed something on their heart to share with the world, and it can be yours for just $14.99. It is a heart-breaking thought of taking a gift that was lovingly given and warmly received, then selling that gift for the sake of profit.
The first sentence of this novel was written in the winter of 2003 with intentions of seeking a publishing contract and moving forward as hundreds of religious authors before me have. Then something amazing happened: I read God's Word. It was there I discovered just how far we have fallen from the example set forth by Jesus and the apostles in how we are to obtain personal and ministerial needs. Most Christian books are not written from an entertainment angle, but from a discipleship or gospel related perspective, and the prostitution of that message is at an all time high. I'll allow you to search that out for yourself if you choose, but all that being said, this book is yours as a gift. It was given to me as such, and I pray it will be as much of a blessing to you as it has been to me.