Publisher's Synopsis
Alesa Lewis Miller takes the experiences she has learned behind the parsonage walls as a Preacher's kid, Pastor's wife, and now Missionary's wife and connects them to everyday life with Christ. You'll follow the journey of her love story that some would call a modern-day Hatfield's and McCoy's kind of story she falls in love at thirteen years old and just four years later marries the love of her life only to fight through marital battles and emotional infidelity.
See her go from tragedy to triumph as she overcomes the betrayal of family, and friends as well as sexual abuse all inside the church walls. Follow her as she battled bulimia and infertility, then at the age of sixteen, she learned she was adopted. You will walk with her as she meets her birth family and through it all, she sees that God has had her in the palm of His hand before she was even born. As God continues to use the experiences in her life to mold and make her into the person He has created her to be. He teaches her that her family may fail her, and her church may fail her, but her God has never failed her. Because the plans He has for not only Alesa but for all of us, are for good and not to harm us but to give us hope and a future. (see Jeremiah 29:11) include words that people might be looking for here.
"Behind the Parsonage Walls is a transparent look at life through the eyes of one pastor's daughter, turned pastor's wife, turned missionary. Alesa shares her personal story with openness and vulnerability that is sure to resonate with many readers whether in vocational ministry or not. As she shares about her ever-changing life circumstances, Alesa also shares the unchanging Word of God. The pages of this book are filled with her learning to trust in God's truth in waiting seasons, troubled times, and faithful obedience." Heidi Robidou, WOVEN Women's, Ministries Coordinator for Kansas Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God.
I laughed, I cried and I shook my head at God's faithfulness throughout the journey of the Miller's lives. It's incredibly endearing to hear someone else's story. Shared experiences resonate and leave you encouraged. Maybe that's why we have the stories we have in scripture-to prove to us that "they can make it, we can make it!" I would whole heartily recommend to ANYONE who has been in the ministry for at least "5-minutes," to read "Beyond the Parsonage Walls." It's personal, poignant, and powerful and I couldn't put it down! An easy read for a weekend, this book will leave your heart encouraged that there are still people today that possess a God call and a heart of compassion to reach hurting people with God's love! Susie Purkey, Director of Women's Ministries Oklahoma District Council of the Assemblies of God.
Honest, hilarious, heartfelt, and hope-filled! This book really grabbed me from the get-go. You can take this book one chapter at a time by yourself or go through it with a group of friends. Both would be easily doable. So many of us raised in the church have been there! Grace Wheeler, Women in Ministry Breakaway Coordinator for Kansas Network of the Assemblies of God.
