Kendra Fletcher - Lost and Found: Losing Religion, Finding Grace

Someone has said that the hard places of life will either make you hard and mean or drive you to Jesus. Thats true, but theres more than that. Sometimes the dark will teach you about yourself, about Gods love, and about amazing grace. There are those who have been there and teach the rest of us what they found so we can find it too. Thats what Kendra Fletcher has done in a wonderful and refreshing way. As I read this book I cried, I laughed, and I sang The Hallelujah Chorus! This is a book that just might change your life!

Steve Brown, Key Life radio broadcaster; author of Hidden Agendas and How to Talk So People Will Listen

Compelling, compassionate, convicting describe the story behind Lost and Found . Yet, as readers, we are lead to such a profound, transforming understanding of the infinite love and grace of God, our hearts are filled with relief as we are reminded that we do not have to earn his eternal love and companionship, but that his goodness and mercy follow us every step of our lives. Kendras story brings life-giving beauty through each page.

Sally Clarkson, blogger; speaker; author

In days where worldly prosperity gospel tries to convince us that suffering doesnt exist, and religious moral behaviorism says, God owes me, Kendra Fletcher reveals the beauty and grace of God found in the midst of real pain in honest people. Her testimony of God using the catastrophes of life to draw her back to himself encourages us to see the hope that we are all longing for and can find in Jesus. This book is a page-turner of true hope and joy in a real world.

Jim Applegate, Pastor at Redeemer Church, Modesto, CA

The message Kendra has to share is one that can only be described as desperately needed. In a society laden with self-sufficiency and selfdependency, our souls are starving for the tenderness of being cared for by someone who truly loves us... not for what we can do for him, but because of his unrelenting grace. Experiencing heartbreak and trials beyond her wildest nightmares, Kendra shares how God reached down and helped her lose her religion and find the grace that was hers all along. He has that very same grace for each one of us. Kendras story helps us see what it looks like so we can embrace it as well.

Durenda Wilson, Author of The Unhurried Homeschooler

Too many believers arent desperately needy for Jesus. They feel like they are good enough on their own. Through her tragic but beautiful story, Kendra describes how she powerfully encountered the God she thought she knew... a God who is close, gracious, and necessary for our every breath. Lost and Found is for anyone who desires a fresh encounter with God in their own story.

Barrett Johnson, Founder of INFO for Families; author of The Talk(s)

Kendras story of her journey to the cross drops keys of freedom into the hands of beautiful rowdy prisoners as she turns our eyes to the one and only Savior who sets the captives free. Read Lost and Found and share it with others, then watch as the prison doors swing open. A truly gospel-centered, Christ-exalting read.

Kimm Crandall, Author of Christ in the Chaos and Beloved Mess

In his great kindness and love, the Lord frequently speaks to us with occurrences that are so much louder than words were familiar with. He does this because he cherishes us and wants to free us from our false trusts: trusts in something other than his grace, trusts in the identity weve dressed ourselves in, trusts in our own abilities to self-righteously pull it off. Though this freedom is delightful we always militate against it, because were terrified of losing what we think we cant live without. My friend Kendra Fletcher has been given that freedom and Im so thankful; but the way that it came to her was as hard as anything Ive ever read. Let me encourage you to dive deeply into Kendras story and see the wonderful freedom that comes from loss and being found.

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Author of Because He Loves Me