ARC from Net Galley

Everyone knows (and seem to claim a sort of) about PTSD but few know the truth about PTGS (Post Traumatic Growth Syndrome).

Listen it is a real condition, and this book takes yo through war and what it does to people and yet how with God's help coming out on the other side can lead to amazing growth. What an amazing and inspiring story. Read and "grow some".

This is a very well written book. This is a heartbreaking story, yet it is full of hope, love and forgiveness. This is a story that stays with you long after you've read the last page. I highly recommend this book. Thank you WaterBrook & Multnomah via NetGalley for the ARC copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

This is a story of great heroism, sacrifice, grief, despair, forgiveness, love and hope. It’s a story of desperation, first of desperation for belonging, then desperation for healing. It’s also a story of understanding.
Beikirch longs for us to understand what happened to him in Vietnam and afterward. First, he wants us to understand the motivation behind his service. He wants us to glimpse the friendship and love that he had for those he met and served in the Army and at Dak Seang. Then he wants us to understand just how devastating his experiences both during and after combat were. To do that he carefully walks us through his personal struggles to overcome PTSD. He shows us how his pain and isolation bring him to the very end of himself, then and only then he reaches out and God grasps him and brings him peace. It’s heartbreaking but also comforting and hopeful.
I deeply appreciate how clean this book is. He doesn’t gloss over the dark, violent, or evil that surrounds him, but he handles it all discretely. I truly appreciate their choice to write in a God-honoring manner.
It is not a book about doctrine, but the few glimpses we get of some of his practices lead me to believe he may lean toward the charismatic side of Christianity. I don’t endorse all of the beliefs or doctrines in this book, but I highly recommend the book. I believe it will be an encouragement to every reader.
I received this as a free ARC through NetGalley and WaterBrook & Multnomah. No favorable review was required, and it was my pleasure to provide my honest opinions.

Gary Beikirch is indeed a remarkable and inspiring human being. He is a man to be admired. Kudos to Marcus Brotherton for his extensive research. Thank you Netgalley and WaterBrook for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.