Here’s the set-up for J.Patrick Thomas’ A Call to Faith, just $2.99 on Kindle or Currently Free Via the Kindle Lending Library:

May I pray for you? Five words that would forever change my life.

No, I am neither a priest nor rabbi, but I was the recipient of those words from a doctor several years ago when being told that I was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and had a small chance of survival, and included the phrase as the opening passage in my book, A Call to Faith. Although surviving cancer is a recurrent theme, it is weaved throughout the text in the genre of inspirational and religious bodies of work, similar in vein to The Shack or 90 Minutes in Heaven. The struggles are real and give expression to both grief and hope. The events encountered in the story are true. The story is my story and expressed from a third person point of view.

The story is set in Charleston and finds its characters meandering throughout the Lowcountry. Young and handsome, beautiful wife and children, and a small fortune before the age of thirty. He had it all – or did he? Skip Sibley (main character) never knew his marine aviator father who died in a plane crash when he was young. Struck with the tragedy of a younger sister who committed suicide in college and who continued to pay apparitional visits to Skip in times of need. Encounters with God at just the appropriate time when giving up on life was more than a thought. But his toughest battles may still lie ahead of him; finding his faith in God through cancer and divorce.

This faith-based work takes its readers on a tour of the South from churches to hospitals. Southern flavor is established as the Sibley family seeks help from Gullah native Ms. Janie, who cares for Skip and the children during their time of need. The story attempts to show resilience in the face of adversity that comes into each of our lives, and that only through finding a relationship with God can we ensure that life will continue beyond death. It can touch the hearts of those who have lived or visited the Lowcountry, or who have lost loved ones to cancer, suicide or accidental death.

From the reviewers:

This true account of a cancer survivor shows how strong the human spirit can be when we put faith in the forefront of our challenges.   –  KD  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement

A must read for anyone who has ever dealt with or known anyone with Cancer!   — coachfergy  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement

After reading this book, I have an even greater appreciation for the new life I have as a believer.   –  Mary C. Kassinger  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement

After reading this book, I have an even greater appreciation for the new life I have as a believer. Thomas’ heartfelt introspection chronicles his journey from worldly success to the true treasures found only in Christ. A Call to Faith dares us to clear the obstructions of our frenetic culture and discover that which holds real significance.  —  Mary C. Kassinger

It is a rare thing when an author is capable of baring their soul so fearlessly while maintaing the briskness and pacing of a detective novel. This book will inspire, provoke, challenge, and demand introspection, but most of all, it will entertain.  –  “robertp”

How does one survive? Enjoying a carefree life and young worldly success, Thomas could never know the devastating trials awaiting his future. The true blessing is his Call to Faith. This book is an honest and heartfelt story of ones mans devastating experiences, which God has lead him through. There is much hope to be found in these pages, an inspiring and worthwhile read. The true miracle in this journey is Thomas finding the Lord and learning the struggles he endured are worth his eternal salvation.  –  Barbara Kristek

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John Patrick (Jay) Thomas is a four-time cancer survivor who lives with his family in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.

Jay attended Gettysburg College and The American University before embarking on an entrepreneurial career on Wall Street. Jay turned to the teaching profession after his life-threatening bout with bone cancer, where he has taught at Charleston Southern University, Southern Wesleyan University, and more recently at West Ashley High School.

He has traveled as a missionary and may be one of the few people that tell you cancer was the best thing to ever happen to him. You’ll have to ask him why.

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