This is the story of a young man who
had all the advantages. His parents are missionaries; his father, an
evangelist. He grew up in a Christian home, but he had to test the
limits. If you're a parent, the stories of his limit testing will
make you cringe. I raised four boys, and I have to admit I held my
breath through the early part of the book, wondering did my kids do
this too?
I thought Andrew's tale of falling from
grace through wanting to be popular, to be someone other people
talked about was very enlightening. Many teens want this and they
choose the same path Andrew chose. As parents, we need to be aware of
the pitfalls. I'm certainly not blaming Andrew's parents. He, from
the narrative, had exceptional parents, but it cautions us to be
aware of how our children feel and perhaps to try to empathize with
how much attention they need when they try to become somebody.
I thought this was an exceptional
story. I applaud Andrew Palau for telling it in all it's heartrending
detail. I highly recommend this book for parents of teens and for
teens. No one needs to take Andrew's path to the Lord, but far too
many children do.
I reviewed this book for NP BytheBook.
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