by Andrea Renee Cox

There is something beautiful about serving other people. This came through well in Divine Collision. The fight for a more just and swifter moving justice system in Uganda was interesting to learn about. I enjoyed Henry's story and am glad Jim Gash told it in this book.

That being said, I struggled with this book, mostly because of its organization. Through the first third of the book, the POV never settled long enough for me to feel connected with and invested in any of the characters. There was one POV from a character that died early on and then wasn't mentioned much throughout. I was confused why this person had a POV in the first place. And the end of scenes didn't always lead logically into the next scene, causing things to jump around randomly at times.

Portions of this book came across as pushing international missions, and that really bothered me because there is nothing wrong with doing missions domestically. (There is nothing wrong with international missions either.) Everyone is called to their own piece of the global mission field. Some are called to other countries, while other folks are called to stay in their own backyard, so to speak. While going to Uganda over fifteen times has worked well for Mr. Gash, working as a tutor in my own house in Texas for the last fifteen years has impacted hundreds of lives too. Both of these missions are worthy causes. It bothers me when people push their own ideals of what "mission work" should be, either intentionally or unintentionally making it sound like any other ideal of "mission work" is wrong, because there are numerous types out there and each one has its place.

I receive complimentary books from publishers, publicists, authors, and sites like Netgalley, Litfuse Publicity Group, and Blogging for Books. They do not require me to write positive reviews. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.