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4.5
Kathi Macias did it again. She took a modern issue, then infused it with faith and anchored it in the Biblical story of a Savior born to free humanity from the dregs of slavery.Fleeing for their lives from their violence riddled Mexican home by the sea, very pregnant Isabella and her spouse, Francisco, find themselves alone in the Arizona desert, abandoned by their coyote, money stolen and left to die. Another coyote `rescues' and then enslaves them. Will they ever escape? Isabella's grandfather, Don Alfredo, sensing something amiss in the life of his granddaughter, perseveres in prayer for their safety, all the while trusting his Lord.In the Arizona desert another family struggles to survive terrible circumstances. Newly widowed by a drug smuggler's bullet, Miriam bitterly struggles to maintain the ranch her husband left her and her own loss of faith. Her mother Carolyn's strong faith lifts her little family in prayer, but with her own health failing will she be able to persist until Miriam's faith returns? First-grader Davey, blessed with the faith of a child and wide-eyed wonder, discovers a secret in their barn. What will he do with his secret?On Christmas Eve, the lives of these two families intersect in a miraculous way to provide a solution to their mutual problems and satisfactory ending to this story about lives changed, faith challenged and recovered.Although published for the Christmas, 2011 season, this book remains a timely and precious read. I heartily recommend it as a great gift for the 2012 Christmas Season.
