“When a soldier serves, so does the family.”

Donna Mull saw that statement on the shirts some military wives were wearing at a Fourth of July parade as they marched with their husbands. Suddenly, that statement had become personal. She had heard stories about mothers whose faithful prayers had changed lives. When her son received his orders for deployment to Iraq, she wanted to be one of those mothers. Equally motivated by love and pain, Ms. Mull embarked on a year-long journey of prayer, writing weekly devotionals that focused on the specific needs of soldiers and their families. She then forwarded them to friends and family, who used them as springboards for their own prayer times.



Due to the enormously positive response to her devotionals, Donna took a step to help others; in 2010 she published, A Prayer Journey Through Deployment, a compilation of these emails to bless other soldiers and their families outside of her circle. Since published in 2010, Donna’s book has been greatly praised by fellow military and their families. A review was printed in the March 2011 edition of Military Spouse magazine, Family Magazine (distributed to military commissaries) featured it, and several bloggers weighed in to praise her uplifting work. The most recent compliment comes from Jim Greenwald, the Lead Book Reviewer at Military Writers Society of America, otherwise known as MWSA.

Donna Mull is a brilliant writer; but, that alone would not have made A Prayer Journey Through Deployment, the gem that it is.

What makes this collection of prayers, commentaries and trenchant insights so special is that it flows from a powerful force of inspiration, faith, passion and pain that cause it to soar. Written primarily for the soldier deployed during war and his or her loved ones, it achieves, perhaps even unwittingly by Ms. Mull, a universality that makes it a valued guide to life for young and old, soldier and civilian, believer and non-believer, alike. This intricate interweave of biblical passages with thematic prayer, poetry and prose is a work of art.

You can order Prayer Journey Through Deployment by calling 1-877-421-7323 or visit our website at www.winepressbooks.com.

The atmosphere in his truck was so thick that December day in 1980 that Dallas/Ft. Worth homebuilder Alan Youngblood could barely breathe. Then he heard these words: “Ask God to reveal Himself unto you.”

In Voice of Many Waters: Irrefutable Evidence of Life after Death, Youngblood describes his amazement. He obeyed the directive, but asked himself, am I going to see God? Is there going to be a big sign in the sky, ‘I’m God’?” Exactly how would God reveal himself?

Soon after, Youngblood had an out-of-body experience. He was carried to heaven, He didn’t see God, but he heard Him as “the voice of many waters.” He talked with a friend who had died in a plane crash, noting with surprise that the man wore not a white robe but a suit his mother-in-law had made for him years ago. These clothes became irrefutable evidence of life after death.

The compilation of true stories in Hurray God! Hope, Pray, Believe, detail answers that ordinary folks have received to their desperate prayers. Jeanette Sharp, who compiled the stories, desires to let readers know that God is concerned about them, whether they seek quiet direction in their daily life, or something more urgent such as needing rescue from fire, drowning, attack, injury, freezing weather, or other desperate situations.

The author’s interest in prayer began when she was ten years old and her father had just died. All alone on a dark street in freezing weather, she whispered a desperate prayer, unsure if God even heard it. However, the answer came just moments later. Awestruck, the little girl ran home to tell her family. “That experience convinced me that God saw me, knew me, and loved me,” says Sharp. “I compiled this book to encourage people to discover the power of prayer and to inspire them to journal their prayers and watch what happens.”

Jeanette Sharp’s writing has appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Answered Prayers, Cup of Comfort Book of Bible Promises, and A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts. She is president of Hurray God! LLC, and lives in Texas with her husband, Jim.

Clark Burbidge’s A Piece of Silver presents the Christmas story in a new way, taking readers beyond the typical Nativity scenes. This new children’s book from WinePress Publishing features a homeless boy named Daniel, who takes refuge in a Bethlehem stable and witnesses the birth of the Savior. Wanting to present the child with something, Daniel offers his only possession—a tiny silver ring. The story follows Daniel as he grows up on the fringes of society, to his darkest, loneliest hour when he meets Christ again face-to-face.

“Daniel's experiences speak to the heart of every person who has struggled, felt alone, wondered how they got on such a rocky road, asked themselves ‘Why me?’ and questioned if God and others even knew they were alive, let alone cared,” Burbidge says. He believes that there is something in the story for all ages, including teens and adults, and hopes that it will bring all ages closer to the Savior as they make it part of their Christmas, or even Easter, traditions.

A Piece of Silver is illustrated by Annie Henrie, a gifted artist who started selling her paintings in galleries at age 16 and graduated from BYU with a degree in Illustrations in 2010. When a friend referred Burbidge to Henrie, he immediately saw the faces of Daniel and Mary in her work. There is no question in his mind that A Piece of Silver was meant to be illustrated by Annie Henrie.

“My message is to take heart during life's greatest struggles,” Burbidge says. “You are never alone. God knows you; He loves you with a perfect love and is always there.”

Steve Schaefer, the author of Living in the Overlap was recently showcased on Overflow Today, an online podcast outreach ministry site. Steve joined us in 2010 for the National Outreach conference where he had an opportunity to share the message of his book and conduct this interview. Watch the video below.

Alan Youngblood is a native Texan, the youngest of three children of an immensely close family, who served God and loved one another intently.

As a young lad, his love for athletic sports burned like a fire within him, forging an iron will that refused to be defeated.

He enrolled in the University of Texas at Arlington to pursue a higher education in the field of psychology with the ambition to become a psychiatrist.

This pursuit quickly became side-tracked when he met the girl of his dreams, resulting in a two year engagement and a lifetime commitment through marriage. Together they were blessed with four daughters, raising three to adulthood and releasing one shortly after birth into the loving hands of God.

His drive to accomplish success in life, along with his talented and devoted wife, helped them to establish a highly respected custom home building corporation. Alan was pleased with the accomplishments that he had engineered, with everything in his world seemingly perfect.

When he was 38, Alan’s life was invaded by an unseen and uninvited visitor from the spiritual world, who confronted him with the life altering statement, “Ask God to reveal himself unto you.” Not long after, he was translated into the presence of the eternal majestic God. There in heaven, Alan’s life, endeavors and nature was changed forever.



Today, Alan is known by a host of family and friends as a man driven with passion characterized by loyalty and deep devotion to God, family, and hurting humanity. A highly respected business leader and Christian counselor and mentor in the Dallas-Ft. Worth community, Alan is a licensed minister. His resume includes pastoring three churches, building and designing unique homes, hosting “Open Your Eyes” on Daystar television, inspirational speaking, and authoring books.

Alan and his wife, Barbara, have been married for 46 years and have three daughters and eight grandchildren. The family loves outdoor activities and spending quality time together.

Book Description:

Are you ready for a miracle-riddled adventure of irrefutable evidence of life after death? The breathtaking true events within this book demonstrate God’s power in amazing ways.

Unbelievable miracles like:

• The supernatural rescue of a woman with Alzheimer’s disease who once again called her loved ones by name
• The author’s unexpected reunion in Heaven with a friend burned to death in a plane crash
• The astounding healing of a victim of muscular dystrophy

This gripping supernatural saga will create a desire to hear and know God as never before.

Interview Questions:

Voice of Many Waters, by Alan Youngblood, takes readers on a life-changing journey where they see beyond doubt that God’s words hold the power to set every captive free, heal the sick, and restore broken lives. (WinePress Publishing, 2010, $15.99 retail).

1. Briefly explain your experience that led to writing this book.

I was translated into heaven, there to be reunited with a friend, who in a fiery plane crash, died, burned beyond recognition. Standing there looking at him, I was stunned by God’s miraculous restoration but equally bewildered by the clothes he was wearing. These would become irrefutable evidence of life after death of which a world desperately needs to hear.

2. If you could sum up your book’s message in one sentence, what would it be?

This book carries you to heaven so you can experience a personal God and a miraculous life here on earth.

3. Explain the title and why you chose it.

Waiting breathlessly outside the gates of Heaven, I heard the Voice of the great multitudes singing. Then He came near and spoke to me. His voice, resonating with theirs, sounded as the Voice of Many Waters.

4. Do encounter much skepticism to your story?

Skeptics range from the envious, to the foolish unbeliever. These numbers are few compared to believers who bravely wield the shield of faith and unyielding hope . . . who cling to the hand of their miraculous unfailing God.

5. What was the hardest part of writing your book?

The hardest part of writing the book was feeling inadequate to explain the beauty and the wonder of our intrinsic God, whose desire surpasses all desires that we would know him, the One and only true God.

6. You are passionate about the miracles of God. Why?

As a fallen man, to receive such a magnitude of endless mercy and experience God’s boundless grace reduces me to my knees to honor the incomparable God.

7. You have quite a varied career background: pastor, homebuilder/architectural designer, and television host. Do you see writing as a new career? Any other books brewing?

To proclaim the message of this incredible God through the channels of the written word has become not only my passion but my final mission in life. I’m now writing my next book, The Dragon and the Lamb. It is inspired from my near-death experience with West Nile Virus, as I was carried to a literal burning Hell in the mouth of Lucifer, the devil, who is the Red Dragon, then to be rescued by no other than the Lamb of God.

8. (For Retailers) What are your marketing plans for Voice of Many Waters? You are a television host and speaker. Will you speak on the book?

I plan to speak at churches and on radio and Christian television. The book is presently available on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Borders.com, WinePressBooks.com and voiceofmanywaters.com.

Recently I had a tremendous book signing at Barnes & Noble/Southlake, Texas and Borders/Colleyville, Texas. A publishing group in Brazil is considering obtaining the international copyrights and PDF files for the purpose of translating and publishing throughout South America.

I am traveling and distributing the book by making personal appearances at conventions. I will be attending the Assembly of God National Convention at Phoenix, Arizona Aug 1-6. The convention has an estimated 30,000 attendees.

9. List some reasons bookstores should feel confident putting your book in their store.

These true stories inspire the reader to such an extent they can hardly lay it down. Through the avenues listed above, word of mouth is beginning to have a life of its own. We have many readers who have purchased from 5 to 45 books to give to others. The author is a man of integrity and is known by hundreds of fans, who not only believe in him but the stories he shares.