Miracle for Jen, John Perry
Miracle for Jen, John Perry
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Miracle for Jen
A Tragic Accident, a Mother's Desperate Prayer, and Heaven's Extraordinary Answer

Author: John Perry, Linda Barrick, Joni Eareckson Tada

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 7 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2012

Synopsis

On the night of November 5, 2006, the Barrick family was driving home from church when their van was struck by a drunk driver. Fifteen-year-old Jen suffered multiple skull fractures and severe brain trauma and was not expected to survive the night. But against all odds, she did. As she lingered in a coma, doctors warned that if Jen ever woke up, she would be cursing and screaming in confusion due to her brain injuries. Instead, after five weeks she opened her eyes and began praying and praising God. Jen didn't remember her middle name, recognize her parents, or recall that she had a little brother, but she remembered Jesus and every word to every praise song and scripture she had hidden in her heart before the accident. As any loving mother would, Jen's mother Linda wanted God to heal Jen, make her like she was before. Normal. But a loving God had something else in mind--instead of making her normal, God is making Jennifer and the whole Barrick family--extraordinary, miraculous. Hope Out Loud is the remarkable true story of a family who overcame tragedy and learned to trust God's plan for their lives in a whole new way.

About John Perry

John Perry graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University, with additional studies at University College, Oxford, England. Before beginning his career as an author in 1997, he was an award-winning advertising copywriter and radio producer. John has published 21 books as an author, collaborator, or ghostwriter. He is the biographer of Sgt. Alvin York, Mary Custis Lee (wife of Robert E. Lee and great granddaughter of Martha Washington), and George Washington Carver. Among other books, he has also written about the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial (Monkey Business, with Marvin Olasky, B&H Publishing, 2005) and contemporary prison reform (God Behind Bars, Thomas Nelson, 2006). He is a two-time Gold Medallion finalist and Lincoln Prize nominee. He lives in Nashville.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalie

I was somewhat dubious when I picked this up--whenever I read about people claiming to have heard messages from God having taken trips to heaven that tends to be my reaction. I haven't read any of the "classic" heavenly tourism books, I blogged my reasons a while ago. However, this book was something......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen (Kat)

Sometimes life can change in an instant. The plans that we had laid out in front of us, the goals in life we had hoped to achieve, even a simple dinner plan with friends can be changed in the blink of an eye. That is just what happened to the Barrick family. One minute they were on their way home fr......more

Goodreads review by Tristen

This book touched me profoundly which is what makes writing this review so hard , because how do you write a review about a book that rocks you to the core? , how can you properly convey that? I'm going to try to the best of my ability to explain what is so great about this book. Miracle Jen to me w......more

Goodreads review by Eva

I have listened to this one before, but being it's a true story, and the second time I listened to it, I looked the family up, and they had a few photos online of the vehicle after this tragic accident. It makes you wonder how they all survived-it was all Jesus. It was a tear-jerker for me.......more

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