A growing number of churches are employing someone to work with children and young people. This guide helps churches through the whole process of researching, planning and making an appointment, helping them avoid common mistakes which lead to later problems. It also considers how volunteers might be best used and supported.

Sasha Adabel McGee Sill is a full-bird Colonel in the United States Army, and her life is where she wants it to be for a short time until her husband Shawn gets deployed. Sasha is still haunted by the horrors of war when she toured in Afghanistan, and the thought of her husband going again makes her fear for a future without him. She learns that going overseas may be easier than being left behind and waiting for him to return. Her ex-husband and father to her kids has also been deployed. W...

A propulsive contemporary women’s fiction debut with dark humor and messy yet warm-hearted family dynamics, perfect for fans of Claire Lombardo’s The Most Fun We Ever Had and Emma Straub’s All Adults HereAll families are messy. Some are disasters.Natalie Walker is the reason her older brother and sister went to prison over fifteen years ago. She fled California shortly after that fateful night and hasn’t spoken to anyone in her family sinc...

A comprehensive marine life identification guide on the Maldives with over 1000 photographs. An easy to use visual reference for reef walkers, snorkelers, and scuba divers. This book covers a wide range of the most commonly seen invertebrates and illustrates the extraordinary diversity and colour of the Maldives natural environment.Beneath the warm, clear waters of the Maldives lies a wonderful world of extraordinary sea creatures.This truly magnificent spectacle is capture...

In a land torn by war for generations, Princess Jessa is sent as a peace offering to the country of Arravan, understanding all too well that she is being sacrificed upon the altar of her father's ambitionsand condemned to an uncertain and possibly short-lived future, if the machinations of her own family are any indication.But what she finds at Blackstone Keep is not what she expects, and for a daughter of royal blood who has known little of freedom and even less of love, the membe...

THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!"A quietly moving and intimate tale about family mysteries in a small town." —People magazine"We'll make a list. A list of all the people and things we see that are suspicious. And then… we'll investigate them."Twelve-year-old Miv is panicking. Life has been complicated since her mom got sick, and now her dad is talking about wanting to move their family away from t...

"Atmospheric and uplifting...for fans of Marian Keyes and Emily Giffin." —Booklist, STARRED reviewA heartfelt, hilarious beach read about learning to love (and forgive) your family...even when they accidentally put you behind bars.All families are messy. Some are disasters.Natalie Walker is the reason her older brother and sister went to prison over 15 years ago. She fled California shortly after that fateful night...

Do you feel guilt and shame because your loved one took their own life?Does it feel like you will never feel joy and happiness again?If you've lost a loved one to suicide, you may feel like your life is over—or that you want to crawl in a hole and hide. Our beloved's death is both unexpected and painful. Sadly, we then sometimes go through life as if we died too.Life as a survivor of suicide can be devastating, but there is hope for recovery. Cathie Godfrey's choice...

This is the story of lives under the constant scrutiny of the N.K.V.D.Here is a monumental novel that shows how the fantastic Communist will-to-power has led to the enslavement of the Russians themselves.Here are the intellectuals, factory workers, spies, soldiers, big-shot Communists, and plain family people.This is the story of their lives under the constant scrutiny of the N.K.V.D. as told by expert author Godfrey Blunden.

Two sisters, a lifetime of secretsLilian and Rosie were once the closest of sisters, but the untimely death of their parents pulled them apart. Now, three years on, Rosie has reached out to her big sister, asking to meet. Driving on an icy road in the middle of a snowstorm, Rosie admits that she has something important to tell Lilian—a secret she describes as a matter of life and death. But before she has a chance to tell Lilian, a car careens into theirs, with dev...

"Terrifying...You'll never again trust what's looking back at you."-Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters and Quiet Part Loud"A clever look at an unsettling legend, with one of the best kills I've read in years." -Johnny Compton, author of The Spite HouseIf the remainder of your life was only as long as your ability to avoid your own reflection, how long would you last?An hour? A day? Perhaps a week?It's been said that at the core of ...

When a world-class thief runs into a bounty hunter just days before the biggest deal of her life, a payday to retire on becomes a game of cat and mouse that could change everything.Cassandra Marinos, a thief who has never run from a challenge or met a painting she couldn’t steal, finds herself in a precarious position when in possession of not only a Rembrandt worth a small fortune, but a long-lost work of art worth untold millions. Bounty hunter Finnegan Starkweather finds herself...