Author bridges 'disconnect' of what people practice, preach
Monday, October 15, 2007LONGWOOD, Fla. - Nikki O'Baire spent years running into the arms of uncommitted lovers and unfaithful husbands, into the trap of drug abuse and alcoholism, away from the mob and toward a dream of stardom. Being devoured a little at a time by every person she dared to trust, she finally ran into the arms of the one who could restore her life.
Jennifer Evans' "What the Locusts Had Eaten: The Nikki O'Baire Story" (Xulon Press, paperback, ISBN 978-1-60266-530-9) is an inspirational biography that will help wounded parents not pass on their hurts to their own children. It will touch people who have struggled with empty relationships and inspire readers living on the edge to discover the fullness of life. O'Baire, the book's subject, is a friend of the author.
"Too often, there is a wide disconnect between what people say they believe and how they live that faith," said Evans, a graduate of Southern Methodist College in Orangeburg and former teacher and houseparent at Brookland Christian Boys' Home (now Connie Maxwell Children's Home). "This book will examine an individual life and ask hard questions, hopefully bridging the gap." The book includes a section of Thought and Study Questions, making it ideal for book clubs and women's Bible study groups.
As O'Baire's story unfolded, Evans believed it was one people needed to hear.
"I always want to look for God's hand moving in my life and in those of others, to feel His touch in 'coincidences,' to see His creativity in nature," Evans said. "My soul is always thirsty for more of whatever it is God has in mind." She said she hopes this book can stir that same passion in others.
Evans currently lives with her husband, Gary, in Canton, Ga.
Copies of "What the Locusts Had Eaten" are available at Foundry Press on Broughton Street in Orangeburg. For more information, visit Evans' Web site at http://jenniferevans.org.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corp., is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date.
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