Dear Mr. Davis,<\/p>\n
My name is Tiani, I am fourteen and I live in Victoria, Australia.<\/p>\n
I am growing up in a Christian home and God has always been in my life, I always knew he was there, but there is a difference between knowing and experiencing. On the day of my ninth birthday I was baptized (off my own decision), I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s when it started, but I began, at some point, to find it hard to talk to God, like there was a barrier in the way, I continued to go to church and praise God and I sent up many a prayer for that wall to disappear.<\/p>\n
Mr. Davis, your books gave me that extra push I needed to keep looking for God. I never gave up, I knew what I wanted; I wanted God\u2019s fire in my heart and that wall down. I joined a youth group two years ago and that has helped incredibly, but before that, my mum found your books. I read Eye of the Oracle first, I was so amazed at the faith Saphira found and I wanted it! I eagerly began to read Raising Dragons and again I instantly wanted the faith, devotion and courage Bonnie (and later; Billy, Walter and Ashley) had after all she had been through she (and the others) stuck to God, and I love that! I moved on through the series and as I did my faith grew and grew.<\/p>\n
Then I moved onto Enoch\u2019s Ghost. The Hell you described scared me (for many reasons, one I shall tell you soon)! Of course I had known Hell was a terrible place, but I had never really read anything to do with hell (I had seen a documentary by a man that claimed he had been to hell but I wasn\u2019t sure whether his experience was a lie or not, either way it was different to your book). I had thought of hell countless times and knew it was the last place I ever wanted to be but I knew I would never be there. Usually I stuck to thinking of the wonders that God does and made. Space amazes me, I wonder how an astronomer can come home every day from work and still say there is no god (Louie Giglio has an amazing documentary called Indescribable, which is the film of a talk he did in America or Canada, it is about Space and it is amazing). Anyway, back to Enoch\u2019s ghost, I have a friend who has not found Christ and I am scared for her, and so I continued to talk to her about God. Months after I finished your book I had a dream about her, my friend. In the dream she died in a Tornado of fire, I don\u2019t know whether it meant anything but I was terrified and am still scared for her.<\/p>\n
I soon finished Oracles of fire and my faith had grown miles! But I still had a problem, that wall was still there. Two years ago I joined a Youth group that most of my friends go to and I can\u2019t get enough of it! I fought on against that wall. Just a couple of months ago that wall was knocked down on my Youth group\u2019s camp, and the peaceful fire I had so wanted entered my heart like a warm, calming wave from the sea (Literally).<\/p>\n
Mr. Davis, without your books I never would have gotten so far, so soon. I have read Dragons in our Midst, Oracles of fire, Song of the Ovulum and I Know why the Angels Dance! God has blessed so many through you!<\/p>\n
Please keep writing!<\/p>\n
I am so thankful to you, my youth leaders and God. God was doing amazing things that Saturday at our Youth camp. At school we wrote poetry for an English assignment, most of the poems I wrote were from God or Jesus\u2019 point of view. I read over them regularly and I enjoy reading them. I could send you one if you would like?<\/p>\n
Have you heard the songs; The Lost are Found and With Everything by Hillsong live? They are amazing worship song\u2019s.
\nMy friend I spoke about earlier, I still do not know whether she is a Christian, but I think she is yet to give her life to Christ, and I know that that day is near! She has come to Youth often, at our invitations. I can only hope that she will accept the saviour.<\/p>\n
Well, I suppose I have said what I felt I needed to say. My wall has been knocked aside and Jehovah\u2019s fire entered my heart and filled me with a warm peace. I pray that EVERYONE may know that peace.<\/p>\n
Again, thank you SO much!
\nGod bless you and your family
\nLove from Tiani P.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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