Evotional.com - Mark Batterson

One of the grestest joys of my life thus far has been standing back and watching the way God has used In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. Over the past few months I've gotten hundreds of emails from readers telling me about the lions they are chasing! Honestly, one testimony of one lion chased makes the book worth all the effort. But yesterday was over the top! I got emails from a church leader in Scotland, a missionary from Sri Lanka, and pastors from Brazil and South Africa. At some point I'd like to create a place on chasethelion.com to collect lion chasing stories. Maybe when the small group curriculum comes out in September.

I knew from the get go that it would take a miracle for the book to really make an impact. When you're a new author you don't have a sales track record so every other bookstore buys one copy! You have to rely on word of mouth and word of mouse. So grateful that readers are recommending the book. Recommendations are the driving engine and prayer is the fuel.

FYI. Looks like I'm going to continue the Chase the Lion tour into next year. Love to hit a few more US cities and possibly do an event or two outside the US. If you're interested in hosting an 08 event, you can email amanda@theaterchurch.com.