From: Michel

Awhile ago, God had put strongly on my heart to help orphans, especially children that have been orphaned by parents who died from AIDS.  It overwhelmed me when I did some research and found out how many orphans there were, especially in Africa.  I don't have a lot of money to donate, but I have a lot of time.  I just finished reading your book and it has inspired me even more to help orphans.  God has melted my heart.  At our church, we don't have an orphan care ministry and I'm seriously thinking about starting one.  I'm an ordinary person and I've never been an Advocate for anything before, and I'm going to need partners and advice.  I know God will be with me, and I'm counting on Him to give me strength.

From Natalie:

I had the pleasure of reading your book and from the moment I said "yes" to God, he has been moving in a mighty way in my life and in my heart. He has brought me to a place of comfort in Him. He is breaking down the walls in my life. I was a victim of domestic violence for many years and yet I believe that through the process of saying yes to Him He has shown me that there is a purpose for my life, and my suffering at the hands of an abuser was not in vain. I can not only sympathize with victims of domestic violence, I can "empathize" with them. The Lord has put into my heart to start an outreach program in my church, Living Out the Word Women's Ministry, to help women get back on their feet and support their children. If I could help these women gain back just a small portion of their confidence it will be so worth it. 

From: Kerry

My wife has long felt a calling to adopt from Ethiopia and I just didn't feel the same. We have a 7 year old boy and 5 year old girl and life seemed pretty good. We attend Saddleback, and on Father's Day my wife and I heard your message about orphan care. Your message didn't rely on images that would pull my heart strings or cause me to emotionally change my mind. But you did present clear facts about the number of children who are parentless and in need of love. You reminded us of how God adopted us and how we are commanded to care for orphans and widows. You asked us to consider considering adopting. I left that sermon knowing that God desires for my family to adopt. We have begun our process to adopt not one, but two children from Ethiopia. We have prayed and know God will us to bless these children. It's a scary process...filled with paperwork and the need for a lot of money that we do not have, but we have faith that God will provide. Thank you Kay for providing this opportunity and for presenting it to us. Sometimes in life we become much too comfortable in our lives and forget that God desires for us to be constantly craving to do more for others. We are excited to see how God uses us.

From: Hannah

I just read the book Dangerous Surrender. It touched my heart in a way that nothing (except God) has been able to in a long time. Through the book, you were able to relate to me in so many ways. And now, God is catapulting me forward and I'm saying to myself "I know this is what I wanted, but have I gotten myself into!?" Knowing that I can surrender even my fears to Him, along with every other part of my life, my heart, and my mind is what gets me through and gives me strength to press forward. Thank you for sharing your story with us! It has helped me in more ways than I can say.

 
 
From: Cris

Dear Kay, I became dangerously surrendered and stepped out of the comfortable to pursue the calling that the Lord had placed on my heart. With many people warning me not to go and those disappointed in me stepping away from the usual I still pursued and surrendered and I am for ever ruined. Thank you so much for writing the book and sharing your experience. I have now just taken on a role with a National Prison Ministry to be an area coordinator to help assimilate prisoners back into the community and church as well as reach out to those still serving time and their for life. I have never seen such freedom with in these walls, the church could learn something from these broken woman. Thank you again my dear sister.