Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage, MEd, MACS, author, Bible teacher and gospel coach, wrote the bestselling devotional, The Waiting Room: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in a Health Crisis. She and her husband, Kip, have walked through multiple crises and recoveries together. They enjoy spending time with their four adult children and their spouses. Learn more at www.elizabethturnage.com. Scotty Smith, foreword author, is Founding Pastor, Christ Community Church, Franklin, TN; Teacher-in-Residence, West End Community Church, Nashville, TN
What are you recovering from? A life-threatening illness or injury? The loss of a loved one? A financial setback? Abandonment? Life seems out of control? Uncertainty reigns? Elizabeth Turnage's book From Recovery to Restoration was written for such a time as this. Sharing from her personal experiences of pain and loss, Elizabeth writes vulnerably and with vivid word pictures. In this 60-day devotional, covering myriad causes of trauma, you will journey through Scripture for encouragement and hope, connecting with the likes of King David in a dark valley, assured that the Good Shepherd was always with him. Each chapter guides you to personal prayer and reflection. Recovery is possible and restoration becomes reality. Judy Douglass Writer, Speaker, Encourager Author of When You Love a Prodigal, Office of the President, Cru Leading a mission agency, you see first-hand what it looks like for things to break down and fall apart. From personal losses, to physical danger, to the heartbreaking grief of ministry in a broken world, every cross-cultural worker faces hardship and crisis as a normal part of their calling. In honest, direct language, From Recovery to Restoration helps all who are suffering loss recalibrate their hearts and refocus their eyes on Jesus, who is our only true source of hope. The gospel not only gives us the freedom to name our need, our brokenness and our suffering--it also leads us back to the One who is making all things new, including our hearts. I'm profoundly grateful for the way Elizabeth Turnage models that journey for us. Bob Osborne Executive Director, Serge After the death of our son Mark, I would have soaked in Elizabeth Turnage's book, From Recovery to Restoration. Elizabeth comes alongside broken people as a dear friend would, whispering in our ears, ""This is the way, walk in it."" Scripture that not only comforts but instructs a wounded person fills the pages and helps hurting people move from the waiting room to recovery and finally to restoration. Invite Elizabeth to walk with you in your journey toward restoration. Sharon W. Betters Director of Resource Development MARKINC Ministries With rich theological insight and refreshing transparency, Elizabeth Turnage helps us understand our lives as part of God's story of redemption and renewal. Day by day, the reader is invited into the unfolding mystery of God's providence and encouraged to remember that the God who laughs and sings is also the God who suffered and died to make us whole again. This book is a gift to the church. Joel Treick Senior Pastor, Pinewoods Presbyterian Church