SURPRISED BY GRACE:
Ordinary Christians Touched by Extraordinary Grace

(Colour Edition)

by Eric and Mary Helen Wright

 

Life is full of surprises: some good, some bad, some astounding. This memoir is our story of the astounding surprises of God–surprises of His grace. From two vastly different childhoods, a thousand miles apart, God independently invaded our lives with the amazing good news of the gospel. We fell in love first with Jesus Christ then with each other. He prepared us to share ministry in Pakistan. Our story, while unique, can be duplicated millions of times for it is the story of God’s gentle, benevolent leading of His children even when they resist the re-direction of their lives. God always has our best interests at heart.

We have supplemented our memoir with 20 black and white photos and over 80 colour pictures.

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In this memoir we share:

• Our romance
• How God called us to ministry in Pakistan
• How God often redirected our lives in ways we could not have foreseen
• Astonishment at how God blesses, shapes, and uses us despite our failures and limitations.
• Miracles of provision when the cupboard was bare
• Times of chaos, trouble, and sickness
• Our growing love for Pakistan and its people
• The agony and ecstasy of ministering God’s Word in a Muslim culture
• The story of a wheeler-dealer who became a passionate preacher
• How two wars between India and Pakistan affected our ministry
• The devastating flood of 1973
• The challenge of having our children educated at a boarding school
• The ups and downs of church planting and leadership training in Pakistan
• The advancement of the gospel into a tribal group
• Times of chaos, trouble, and sickness
• The rise of militant Islam
• Throughout this memoir we see the over-arching plan of God unfolding in all its blessing and leading up to a nation-wide extension training ministry in Pakistan that continues to thrive 40 years later.

Soli deo gloria,
Eric and Mary Helen Wright