Jackie M. Johnson - Praying with Power When Life Gets Tough

I would like to heartily thank my agent, Joel Kneedler, and the helpful staff at Alive Communications; Vicki Crumpton and the supportive team at Revell/Baker Books; and Hannah Crider for administrative assistance on this book project.

A bouquet of thank-yous to dear friends, family, and my prayer team: Dad, Mom, Monica and Kit Dennis, Jennifer Johnson, Michael and Amy Zenda-Johnson, Maribeth Sacho, Anne Caddell, Laurie Kreuser, Kim Brunner, Barbara Shimek, Tina Wenning, Maria Martellotto, Lynn Carpenter, Tammy and Paul Houge, Nicole and Sumeet Gulati, Cindy and Gary Coy, Erica and Eric Ensign, Diana and Jeff Keener, Judy Gire, Alice Crider, and Judy Downing. I am honored and blessed by your encouragement and prayers.

Many thanks to my faithful Wednesday night Bible study for your prayers and encouragement: Denise Sharp, Doug Platt, Tait Cyrus, Audrey Davis, Sue Eilertsen, Melissa Sturgis, Mary Kimnach, Connie Ekberg, Andrea Archer, and Alicia McCall. To my writer/editor group led by Susan Mathis, AWSA friends, and people with whom I work at Christian Camp and Conference Association (CCCA), I greatly appreciate your prayer support.

I am beyond grateful to those whove been bricks, beams, and mortar in my spiritual journey: my parents, Robert J. Johnson and Patti Ripani, who provided me and my siblings with a spiritual foundation; Lisa Burchell Shimon, who built on that base by pointing me toward a life-changing relationship with Christ; and Pastor Brady Boyd and Pam, who encourage and challenge us often to pray big, audacious prayers.

Thank you, mostly, to my Wild Hope and yours, Jesus Christ. You are immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine (Eph. 3:20).