A Life of Grace

By Grace Baldonado

A journey of faith. Trusting God to direct me, because I knew that my first assignment would be traveling to a country at war. I had lived in an Islamic country at war prior to knowing Christ, and at first I was reluctant to accept the assignment. Later on, I realized that when I was younger, I was being prepared for what lay ahead. It was amazing that as a single woman, I was sent to live in an Islamic country, Iraq, the cradle of civilization . When I visited biblical sites such as Babylon, Hatra, and Jacob's well, it brought the Old Testament alive. And to travel to the sites of the seven churches of the book of Revelation and other sites that the apostle Paul traveled, I found that a life yielded to Christ can be interesting and exciting.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Feb 27, 2013
• ISBN: 9781449789749

Grace Baldonado

We were an air force family. I had three children who were born in different countries. I lost my husband in Vietnam and later was employed by the US government. I've lived in eight different countries and visited thirty-two. I now reside in the metropolitan area of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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