Waking up the Sleeping Giant

By George Calleja

Although the title of this book is 'Waking up the sleeping giant', it does not narrate a fairy tale about a beautiful princess who marries the most charming and rich prince, after succeeding to run away from a giant that himself wanted to marry the princess. This book is about the reality of the ‘sleeping giant’, and the consequence it brings to today’s society.
‘Waking up the sleeping giant’ is a challenge to be taken up by many people. If this giant really wakes up, society will have a chance to experience a breath of fresh air that gives life a worthy cause and a meaningful reason to live. One might ask but who is this sleeping giant? What does this sleeping giant have to offer if upon wakening, the world can be a better place to live in?
The sleeping giant represents all those who proclaim that they are Christians, but through their lives hardly proclaim the Good News... they are ‘lukewarm’ in their faith.
The aim of this book is to reach out to this sleeping giant and to gently provoke and inspire the giant to wake up. This book proposes to make this giant stand up and be a witness of God’s love to society.

• Language: English
• Publisher: George Calleja
• Release date: Jul 19, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370926558

George Calleja

During the years 1990 to 1996 I was a full time missionary with ‘The International Catholic Programme for Evangelization - ICPE’ and have evangelized in various countries, such as Russia, Ghana, Poland, Germany, and Malta amongst others. Since 1997, I am married and am an active member of the Focolare Movement in Malta.During the six years of my life as a missionary with ICPE’, to share His Love in different countries, I did face the challenge of saying ‘Yes’ to Him. It was a difficult decision to make, as I had to leave everything behind: my family, my friends, giving up my job... But as I had a deep faith in Him, I told Him 'Yes’... I will follow You... trusting, that he would take care of me in all aspects of my life. That prayer of mine opened the doors for me to give my ‘Yes’ to Him... to follow Him.In the following six years as a missionary, and also after that time, Jesus has always taken care of me, has always provided me with blessings and grace, and has also taken care of me financially. Through faith, and my personal relationship with Him, He has taught me how to trust Him, and how to really follow Him freely and in peace.During my time as a missionary with ‘ICPE’, I recall going through different sacrifices. There were times when as a group we performed a mime in the streets of Germany and other countries, to bring forth the message of Salvation, together with our testimonies and preaching. It wasn’t the first time that people watching us made fun of us, laughed at us and ridiculed us. I used to feel the pain... but during the same occasion, I would see other people receiving our message of hope and desiring Jesus... that would encourage me to keep on going spreading the Good News!Many times, I have turned to Him in prayer for direction in life. He has always shown me the way in these situations. He has shown me what to do and what to say.My recent experience of Jesus showing me the way, is precisely of writing Christian books. Since the early nineties when I was a missionary, I always felt this desire inside me to write books with a Christian theme. I never really understood what this meant, or maybe I did not take up the challenge at that time. Maybe, I never had the time to do it! Still, over these years I kept feeling that He wanted it from me! Since that time, it has always been in my heart... but it was never fulfilled!My ‘Yes’ to take up this challenge happened in November 2014, and since then, I have published 15 Christian books. God has paved the way for me to do it. I do sacrifice myself to write these books, as it needs time to write and to publish. But, I thank Him, that through this challenge, although it is tough, it is also peaceful and it is rewarding to see other people appreciating my work, and receiving the messages I write... which are based on Jesus’ love to us, that is, His Salvation.My writings are a simple message of encouragement for life, to make the reader think about what life is all about, and to give the reader a challenge to live life through God's Love. My writings are based on my Christian values, and I try to reach out to all people in the world, whatever their belief is, as I believe that every person is able to love his neighbour. So through my writings, I present the message to the readers to have this personal relationship with God and to love every person through God's love.So, I do appreciate your prayers and support, that I may continue to publish Christian books. And finally I hope that you enjoy my writings and be blessed by reading them.If you want to contact me personally please email me at :- [e-mail]

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Praise to George Calleja

‘I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I strongly recommend anyone to read Yes I will follow Him by George Calleja. It was beautifully written. I admire how George Calleja let go of his job and family and did ministry for six years abroad. It is not easy to let go of everything and just follow Jesus. But there is so much more reward and blessing in following Jesus. I really enjoyed the different verses George mentioned like when Mary was visited by the angel and was told that she would give birth to Jesus, God's son and how she just said yes to the lord, trusting Him completely. There is so much for a reader to learn in this novel and I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in exploring a closer relationship with the Lord.’

BY: ROBERT A. HUNT

‘When it comes to religious/spiritual themes I prefer shorter books such as ‘The Tao’ or ‘The Cloud of Unknowing’. Like these books Calleja gives the reader a singular concept upon which to meditate—the concept of saying yes to Jesus. A wise teacher of mine once said, There is room in love to say ‘no’. For most of us there are many to who no is the appropriate response. In ‘Yes… I will follow Him’, Calleja presents a simple truth—that saying yes to Jesus loses one nothing and gains one everything. A very delightful meditation on love.’

BY: JOSHUA LINDEN

I have read many religious/spiritual books in my lifetime. I must say I thoroughly enjoyed reading Yes… I will follow Him by George Calleja. It was short and sweet, and easy to read. The Following of St Paul and Mother Mary's 'Yes' are beautifully written to be enjoyed by readers of all ages. What touched me the most is the story of the author's personal response of Yes. His story proved that there is a God and He is always there for each and every one of us. There will be times of trials and hardships, but in the end, God prevails. The experience is priceless and the reward eternal. This is a must read for all who are asking these questions: Who is HE? Why should I say Yes? What will happen if and when I say Yes? Or if