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Grace’s Rescue
Debbie Watkins
Formats available: Kindle
Publication date: 24 March 2023
This is the powerful story of Grace, an English teacher, and the people she rescues from brutal traffickers.
Grace’s story begins when she is forced to marry a man linked to the Colombian cartels to save her father from financial ruin. Her husband’s disloyalties to the drug lords result in Grace being kidnapped by a group of revolutionaries. Forced to march through a perilous jungle, Grace fears for her own life till she is miraculously rescued by a priest who takes her to a little orphanage, The Cielo, to recover from her injuries. Here Grace finds deliverance from the things that have plagued her life, and the opportunity to give hope to others. Grace eventually leaves The Cielo and embarks on a world mission that changes her life forever. The women and girls she encounters along the way are:
Esta—Stolen one night from the district of Thane and sold into prostitution, will the young Indian girl be united with her loved ones again?
Aayana—Kidnapped by a warlord in Somalia to fight in his army, Aayana faces a bleak future till she meets the one they call, Christ.
Alisha—Beautiful, sensitive, kidnapped and sold into the sex trade of Mumbai’s Red-Light district, a greater tragedy leads Alisha to discover the greatest of all loves.
During her time in India Grace meets Mark, an aid worker with a heart and smile as wide as the Ganges. But what of her friendship with the enigmatic priest, Joseph. Will Grace find love?
‘Exquisitely detailed characters and settings form the backdrop to this extraordinary tale. The spiritual gems woven into the fabric of this story will resonate with the struggles and triumphs we all experience.’
About the Author
Debbie Watkins is a professional by day and novelist by night. She is a qualified English and Special Needs teacher who has had the privilege of helping many children reach their potential. Through the stories she writes Debbie seeks to put a human face to suffering. Debbie’s goal is to not only expose the causes of pain and trauma in the world, but to also speak of the deliverance and redemption that is found through Christ. Debbie resides with her husband in New Zealand. This is her first Christian novel.
