Creative Works
Conquering the Dragon
Shadow written with Kim Goh
‘I put the gun to my head, closed my eyes and I pulled the trigger.’ For Kim Goh, caught up in a tangle of gang culture and drugs, this was just one of many life-threatening situations.
A successful businessman by the age of eighteen, Kim Goh’s violent pursuits and ability to con people kept him from settling in countries for long. From Thailand ro Minorca, New York to Switzerland, his life became more chaotic and restless as he indulged in gambling drugs, alcohol and sex. Climbing his way up the career ladder of a UK triad gang, Kim soon found that his volatile nature caused his behaviour to spiral out of control, with devastating consequences.
A gripping tale of a man searching for meaning and of a God whose intervention is both dramatic and life changing.
Praise for the book:
‘This is an exiting book, telling what amazing things God can do with a life given over to Jesus. It is my prayer that many will read this book and find hope and blessing, and maybe discover for themselves the secret of a satisfying, fulfilled life, which Kim discovered at the lowest point in his life, proving yet again that man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.’
Revd Dr William Davies, Former President of the Methodist Conference
‘Stories of God transforming human lives are always uplifting. This story is more than that. It is an exciting, passionate, challenging, jaw-dropping tale of Christian conversion. Lim Goh’s life was turned upside down, so that now he is the right way up! Read on for guaranteed encouragement.’
Revd Martyn Atkins, General Secretary of the Methodist Church
Kim Goh is now a Methodist minister in Leicestershire, England.
Urban Angel
A novel written by Andrew Chamberlain
The church is not dead, and neither is the saviour whose name she bears. In one small corner of the world, part of the strategy is about to unfold.
For Alex Masters, the long journey to faith is over. Despite pain and sorrow, she chooses to believe and now the signs of her destiny are there for those who will see them. Although Alex believes that she is alone, she is not and never will be. Even in her darkest, most desperate moments, he will be there.
Daisy is a child of the MP3 generation: of every belief and none. She has parents but is an orphan, and the company she keeps may yet destroy her.
They come together, believer and unbeliever, opposed by an enemy that hides while it seeks to influence, coerce and if necessary, kill. On their own Alex and Daisy would be defenceless.
But the Kingdom has come…
Praise for the book:
´Urban Angel is distinctly different to standard Christian fiction; it doesn’t shy away from tough issues faced by young, single Christians, it’s gutsy, frank and relevant.’
New Wine Magazine
´This is an intriguing novel, transposing activities in the unseen spiritual world with their out-working on earth. The characters are refreshing believable, each facing their own set of spiritual, moral and sexual temptations prompted by influences no one can see.’
Christianity & Renewal
Once an Addict
Shadow written with Barry Woodward
Barry Woodward was a drug dealer and heroin addict who once lived on the notorious Bull Rings in the centre of Manchester.
This book decribes Barry’s descent into the murky underworld of drug dealing, addiction, crime and imprisonment, and gives first hand insight into the city’s nightlife and music scene. Along the way we are introduced to some of the most extraordinary characters, and we see the extreme lengths to which some of them will go to get their next ´fix’.
Illegal drug use claimed the lives of many such people, and it seemed inevitable that Barry would also succumb to the drastic consequences of his addiction.
With devastating amphetamine-induced mental health issues, a fourteen-year heroin addiction, astring of broken relationships, and the threat of HIV looming, the outlook for Barry appeared very bleak. Then three extraordinary encounters changed his life forever…
Barry Woodward is a national motivational speaker and the founder and director of Proclaim Trust. He is also an associate of J.John of the Philo Trust. Barry and his wife Tina, live in Greater Manchester, England.
Praise for the book:
´Once an Addict takes you to the heart of a world of drugs and addiction but fortunately does not leave you there. Through the many twists and turns of Barry’s life this “can’t put down” book will have you shocked, surprised and ultimately relieved that there is hope even in the most despairing of circumstances.’
J.John author and speaker
A Night Out With The Boys
Shadow written with Haydn Davies
Haydn Davies was an ordinary Welsh lad: boisterous, cheeky and energetic, with an extraordinary gift for football. Selected for the Welsh under-21 team at the age of sixteen, he had a promising footballing career ahead. Yet all of this disappeared in an instant.
From being fully fit Haydn was propelled into a life of uncertainty, his spinal chord almost completely severed. Faced with a future of operations and wheelchairs, things looked bleak. This tells his remarkable testimony, and how a truly devastating experience bought him to a relationship with God.
“It was supposed to be just another night out with the boys, like the ones we’d had together so many times before. It changed my life forever.”
Praise for the book:
‘Reading Haydn’s story will fill you with greater compassion for those whose lives are dramatically interrupted by tragedy. Greater hope, that God is still at work reaching a lost world and a greater appreciation for life knowing there is always someone somewhere experiencing either the same or worse than you.’
Ray Bevan, pastor, author and musician
‘I couldn’t put this book down! Haydn is my kind of bloke through and through: a Welsh boy, mad on football, wanting to live life to the maximum and yet willing to take crazy risks as “on of the boys”.
Graham Daniels, Christians in Sport
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