I'm so grateful to God for giving me a measure of talent to write, as well as, His permission to "fictionize" His word. I need to give credit to two unknown resources who, unwittingly, contributed to this book. The scene describing missionaries on a hill and the Rite of Passage ceremony scene were not my original work. I heard my pastor give the illustration of the missionaries on a hill from his pulpit and it spoke directly to my heart. I`m not sure if my pastor even knew the original source, but, at the time, I'd been struggling with some very personal issues and I believe God used that story to set me free from it. I heard the idea of the The Rite of Ceremony`s practical exercise from a popular radio talk show years ago. I've listened to quite a few Christian talk radio shows over the years, and I can't remember which one I was listening to that told us, their audience, about their success after actually performing that practical exercise during a workshop or event they`d hosted. I thought it was beautiful and it stuck with me. I pray the true creators of these scenes would forgive me for not knowing who they are and not giving them proper credit, but please know, you made an enormous impact on my life and my prayer is that, through this book, both illustrations would touch and reach even more people to the Glory of God, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.