Trudy Cathy White - Climb Every Mountain

A DVANCE P RAISE

Trudy uses her most challenging life lessons to magnify the faithfulness of God. Readers will be encouraged by the relatable stories and challenged to withstand, climb, and overcome the mountains of adversity they face in their own lives.

Andy Stanley, Atlanta, GA Author, Communicator, and Founder of North Point Ministries

No matter who we are or where were from, we all face mountains, or challenges, in life. Trudy opens her life to share some of her biggest challenges while also reminding us that the presence and power of God is bigger than even our biggest challenge. This book will inspire you to keep climbing your mountains through the power of Gods Spirit in you.

Christine Caine Bestselling author, Founder of A21 and Propel Women

Trudy Cathy White is a beautiful mountain climber. With a trial-tested and wise voice, she gives us a guide to scale lifes steepest mountains, led by confidence in the faithfulness and goodness of God. Climb Every Mountain is a vital resource for the journey of life, and Im grateful for the way Trudy shares from her wealth of experience and obedience to our Savior. Keep this book close by!

Shelley Giglio, Atlanta, GA Chief Strategist, sixstepsrecords Co-founder, Passion Conferences/Choice Ministries

When I was in high school, there was a sign in our locker room that read, When the going gets tough, the tough get going. That saying really impacted my life and became my mantra for dealing with difficult times. Ill have to admit, it didnt always work until my belief in Jesus became central in my life and I modified the statement to read, When the going gets tough, the Lord is always by our side. Read Trudy Cathy Whites wonderful book Climb Every Mountain and learn the truth of this statement many times over. Thanks, Trudy!

Ken Blanchard, Escondido, CA Co-founder and Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies

Trudy Cathy Whites book is disarmingly simple and helpful. She chooses a series of mountains that Christians must all climb as they seek to live lives of service to God. These range from stewarding wealth to raising children to facing tragedy. She lays out a pathway up each mountain with three questions about Know, Be, Live what must I know, who must I become, and what practical things should I do, in order to climb this mountain? Her counsel is personal, practical, and always accessible. An enjoyable read!

Tim Keller Pastor Emeritus, Redeemer Presbyterian Church

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In the last days the mountain of the Lords temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it. M ICAH 4:1

I have summoned you by name; you are mine. I SAIAH 43:1

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of Gods grace in its various forms. 1 P ETER 4:10

By the grace of God I am what I am. 1 C ORINTHIANS 15:10 (NLT)

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. P ROVERBS 22:6 (NKJV)

Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. P SALM 119:111 (ESV)

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you. P SALM 55:22

Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I SAIAH 46:4

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. I SAIAH 43:2

I lift up my eyes to the mountainswhere does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. P SALM 121:12

Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 2 S AMUEL 7:18

Dear Reader,

I first met Trudy Cathy in the summer of 1964 when she attended her very first summer camp at Camp Crestridge for Girls. I recall welcoming a vivacious little girl who was beyond excited for her first camp experience. At the time, I served as the assistant director for Camp Crestridge and had ample opportunity to get to know Trudy as I directed various activities.

One of those activities was a weekly event known as Campfire. Campfire evenings started with campers building a fire and preparing their dinners outside their cabins; dinner was immediately followed by an evening walk through the beautiful North Carolina woods to an outdoor amphitheater. With music playing from the nearby chapel porch and campers placed on a talking ban, we walked the narrow gravel path toward our destination. We felt dwarfed by the mountains that rose majestically all around us.

When we arrived at the amphitheater, campers and counselors gathered around a large bonfire with a spectacular view of the lake and the mountains just beyond. In this peaceful setting, it was my responsibility to challenge and encourage the faith of the campers. Some of my sweetest memories of camp arise from times spent with the glow of the flames illuminating expectant, young faces.

Trudy was present during one of those Campfire nights when I felt led to turn the campers gazes across the lake and to the mountains in front of them.