The Island is a paradise of wide beaches, palm trees, clear azure waters over beautiful coral reefs, and a wetland wilderness full of wildlife. But its natural beauty has been marred by the intrusion of its conquerors, who have turned it into a battleground for their competing ways of life and a graveyard for their children. It is divided by just about everything–race, religion, culture, politics, and economics, and those divisions have placed the hope of return to “normalcy” beyond the imagination of its inhabitants.
But the Island is not moulded by forces, but by people. At its root this work is the story of one woman whose single-minded pursuit of her purpose results in a total transformation of her life, her ministry, her position in affairs of state and ultimately of the people and nations around her. It leads her to places no one predicted she would go, to bring life and love to situations where none was thought possible–and ultimately to face the cross itself.
The Wetland Way
The book begins at the end of the one of the Island’s bloodier wars, the war for Drahlan independence. Crown Prince George of Serelia (the losers) comes for the independence ceremony. But he has another mission; suspecting that his old allies the Verecundans have an Island takeover plan, he enlists the assistance of Terry Marlowe, a Verecundan exile and Drahla’s Royal Counsellor. He puts together a state visit team of himself, his wife Princess Darlene and Terry.
What Terry does not know is that Darlene is the sister of the man who killed Terry’s husband in war and murdered her infant son in a massacre. Now they not only have to deal with that revelation, but with their discoveries concerning the left-wing Verecundans, facing the dilemma of how their relatively small and poor countries could effectively deal with a developed Verecunda. The solution of that dilemma and its aftermath is the book’s stunning conclusion.
- Order the Book Here
- It’s Time for “The Wetland Way”
- The Book Itself
- Week 1
- The Wetland Way, Week 1, Tuesday: Independence and a Meeting
- The Wetland Way, Week 1, Wednesday: The Anointing Makes the Difference
- The Wetland Way, Week 1, Thursday: Slow Boat to Drago
- The Wetland Way, Week 1, Friday: To the Orange Groves and a Nasty Reception
- The Wetland Way, Week 1, Saturday: A Visit with the King
- Week 2
- The Wetland Way, Week 2, Sunday: Lunch with the Canon
- The Wetland Way, Week 2, Monday: Dodging the Coral on a Cruise
- The Wetland Way, Week 2, Tuesday: Learning about the Six Statements
- The Wetland Way, Week 2, Wednesday: Delayed by the Storms
- The Wetland Way, Week 2, Thursday: A Shocking Revelation and a Violent Visitor
- The Wetland Way, Week 2, Friday: Facing the Truth and Hobnobbing with the Diplomats
- The Wetland Way, Week 2, Saturday: Some Get to Shop, Some Get Stuck Meeting with an Ambassador
- Week 3
- The Wetland Way, Week 3, Sunday: Church, and Some Good News
- The Wetland Way, Week 3, Monday: A Dangerous Trip for Some, a Silly One for Others
- The Wetland Way, Week 3, Tuesday: Getting Back Past Gunpoint Isn’t Easy
- The Wetland Way, Week 3, Wednesday: Dancing in Time Can be Tricky
- The Wetland Way, Week 3, Thursday: A Dangerous Trip to School, An Good Night Out on the Town
- The Wetland Way, Week 3, Friday: Escape on Two Wheels
- The Wetland Way, Week 3, Saturday: Waiting for the Coast to Clear
- Week 4
- The Wetland Way, Week 4, Sunday: Making a Run for the Halls of the King
- The Wetland Way, Week 4, Monday: A Vision for Unity, but Preparing for War
- The Wetland Way, Week 4, Tuesday: A Slight Change of Plans
- The Wetland Way, Week 4, Wednesday: A Time for Conquest
- The Wetland Way, Week 4, Thursday: A Triumphal Entry Turns Tragic
- The Wetland Way, Week 4, Friday: Saying Goodbye to a World that is Gone
- The Wetland Way, Week 4, Saturday: Beginning the Trip Home
- Week 5 and Conclusion
- Week 1
- Reflections on The Wetland Way, or What My Younger Self is Telling Me