Beautiful on the Mountain: An Inspiring True Story
New: New with remainder mark. Publisher: Tyndale Momentum ISBN: 9781414387130 Type: paperback A young woman finds herself thrown into a rural Virginia community and must figure out how to reopen a long-disused local church. If you enjoyed the classic novel Christy and the bestselling Mitford series, then you’ll love Beautiful on the Mountain, a real-life tale about serving God in unlikely circumstances. In 1977, Jeannie Light left her fine plantation home amid heartbreak and came to Graves Mill, a tiny hamlet in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Alone in an utterly new kind of life, Jeannie was determined to find the courage to make a fresh start. To Jeannie’s surprise, she found herself called upon by her new neighbors to open the old, deteriorated country church, a place that had once united the fractured community of mountain folk. With no training, and no small amount of trepidation, she undertook the task. And as she embarked on an unforeseen series of adventures, from heartbreaking to hilarious, Jeannie would learn more than she ever expected about faith, loving your neighbor, and doing the work that God sets in front of you. Because sometimes, God calls us to go where there is no path . . . and leave a trail. A heartwarming Christian memoir about a woman struggling to rebuild her life after divorce An inspirational true story of trusting God and finding purpose Features a beautiful Appalachian setting Experience the humor, heartache, and profound grace one woman discovered as she followed God’s unexpected calling on her life.