Publisher's Synopsis
In God There Are No Coincidences-It's All about His Plan
Shortly after the end of World War I, Alec Carothers, a young merchant marine, left his ship for a clandestine night visit to Tampico, Mexico. Mexican soldiers killed his friend, but Alec escaped from the same fate, thanks to a Mexican woman who hid him in her tiny home. Since that day, Alec felt a love for the Mexican people and vowed to return. A number of years later, Alec, now a pastor, kept his promise: he returned to Tampico, where he met Jose Contreras at a local church. The encounter was brief but left him with the desire to return yet again. Legacy, Jorge Alberto's Story, picks up the story thirty-five years later, and Alec's son Harold is now a missionary in Mexico. One of his first converts is Jorge Alberto, an ambitious young man determined to overcome his family's poverty. Harold takes him on as his disciple and they form a close bond. When Alec Carothers comes to visit his son in Mexico, the three take a short trip to Tampico to see if Alec can locate Jose again. They encounter him, and God has a surprise for Jorge Alberto that links the three men and their families for a lifetime. With his mentor's encouragement and example, Jorge Alberto learns what it is to live a life of adventures in faith, and he and his wife, go places, break barriers and take on God-given mandates beyond their wildest dreams. Legacy is the fourth book tracking the Carothers Family, loosely based on the author's family history. Prelude tells Alec's story, including his Tampico encounter. The Raging River and The Sound of Thunder share the accounts of Harold's boyhood and experiences as a young sailor during World War II. It has been a joy for Patrick (Harold) Carter to reminisce and retell these experiences, combining fact with fiction -even though some of the most astounding portions of these stories are, indeed, fact.
