The Promise of an Angel (A Heaven On Earth Novel Book 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004Z8J216 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 241 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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She's a full-time pharmacist who lives in Florida with her husband and three children. Her interest grew into love as she saw the beauty in living a simple life.. Ruth Reid is a CBA and ECPA best-selling author of the Heaven on Earth series. When attending Ferris State University School of Pharmacy in Big Rapids, Michigan, she lived on the outskirts of an Amish community and had several occasions to visit the Amish farms
"The Promise of an Angel" according to Lollipops. Judith Fischer has loved Levi Plank forever. And now that she's nineteen, she's waiting anxiously for Levi to want to court her. But tragedy strikes Judith's household when she's supposed to be watching her young brother, Samuel. Unsupervised, Samuel climbs up on the roof of the barn and falls off, leaving him paralyzed.Seeing an English man kneeling beside Samuel, Judith goes to talk to him. This "man" turns out to be an angel, and he ministers to Judith saying Samuel will be alright. Judith tells eve. Loved this book K. Russell About the book: In Mescota County, Michigan, an angelic visitor's words inspire Judith to a future she never imagined. After a barn raising accident, Judith Fischer's convinced she's met an angel. However, her attempts to convince others end up frustrating her Old-Order Amish community. Only Andrew Lapp believes her, but the rest, including Levi Plank, the man's she's waited to marry, demand she forget the nonsense. Meanwhile, her younger sister Martha has taken a fancy to Levi and sees her sister's co. An Amish Supernatural While Judith Fischer was telling a fairy tale to the children that she was left in charge of, her younger brother, Samuel, decides that he wants to help the men with the barn, and he climbs onto the roof only to fall. Judith is the first to run to his aid and she is the only one to see an English man disappear into a fog. Samuel is hospitalized, and he can't feel his legs. Judith blames herself for the accident, but she starts to have faith when she runs into the English man, again. But he is not an En
“Reid has written a fine novel that provides, as its series title claims, a bit of ‘heaven on earth.’” (Publishers Weekly)“If The Promise of an Angel is anything to judge by, it looks like she’s going to become a favourite amongst Amish fans.” (Christian Manifesto)
Interrupting the ordered routine of the Mecosta County Amish settlement, an angelic visitor awakens Judith to a new faith.All Judith Fischer ever wanted is to marry within her community and raise a family. In the days following the accident, the angel visits Judith with information that may guide her down the path of faith, should she choose to follow.As her community slowly distances themselves, only one person is willing to stand up for her?the bishop's son, Andrew Lapp. She longs for the day when her parents will allow Levi Plank to officially court her.But on the day Judith suspects Levi will ask her parent's permission, her younger brother Samuel has an accident under her charge. Rushing to Samuel's aid, Judith spies a strange man helping him; a man she later believes was an angel.When she shares her conviction with her family and close friends, she is shocked to find that no one believes her, including Levi. But can he convince the settlement to listen to her? With a show of faith that flies in the face of her conservative upbringing, can Judith hold strong to the promise that there are even greater things in store for those who believe in God's miracles?