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PRAYING THROUGH CANCER OFFERS HOPE-FILLED WORDS FOR WOMEN Set your heart free from fear with an inspiring daily devotional
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 23, 2006) - Every day, thousands of women around the world hear the dreaded two words "It's cancer." On Tuesday, May 2, W Publishing Group will release Praying Through Cancer: Set Your Heart Free From Fear (ISBN: 0-8499-0021-2, Hardcover; $14.99), a 90-day devotional guide created specifically for women whose lives have been touched by cancer. For many women, a cancer diagnosis is the beginning of a journey through fear, uncertainty, and even hopelessness. However, with faith and encouragement from those who have survived the disease, comfort-and sometimes even joy-can be found amidst the pain. Co-authors and primary editors Susan Sorensen and Laura Geist are among the forty-seven cancer survivors and contributors that also include Kay Warren, wife of Purpose Driven Life author Rick Warren, Barbara Johnson, humorist and author of Put a Geranium in Your Cranium, Pat Palau of Luis Palau Ministries, and Dr. Amy Givler, MD, author of Hope in the Face of Cancer. "Thank You, Lord, for this earthly tent. Forgive me for complaining about it. I am grateful that it is not the one I will have for eternity. You will give me a perfect body then," as quoted from co-author Susan Sorensen in Praying Through Cancer. "I praise You for holding this earthly body in Your hands and guiding all that touches it," says Sorensen. Each devotion in Praying Through Cancer (www.prayingthroughcancer.com) is designed to transform depression and fear into hope, strength, and praise. It includes encouraging stories from those whose cancer has drawn them closer to God, as well as prayers and practical advice to guide the reader. "Praying Through Cancer is a unique and very inspirational book designed by cancer patients for cancer patients to prepare them for the challenging road ahead," said Debbie Wickwire, acquisitions editor of W Publishing Group. "Through each page, the collective voices of experience and wisdom will help readers realize they are not alone." Filled with amazing stories of God's faithfulness from women who have experienced cancer, Praying Through Cancer offers authentic voices of hope and help. Susan Sorensen experienced thyroid cancer at age nineteen and breast cancer at forty-one. She lives with her husband and two children in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is a speaker and author of books and Bible studies. She has written for Christian Parenting Today and Children's Ministry magazines. Laura Geist was diagnosed with breast cancer at forty. She is a freelance writer who has written for several publications including Automotive News, The Chicago Tribune and Atlanta Journal Constitution. Laura, who lives in Beverly Hills, Michigan with her husband and two children, speaks to women's groups about finding joy amidst the pain of cancer. For more information, visit www.prayingthroughcancer.com or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact Susan Sorensen or Laura Geist through the 'Contact Us' page.
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