Called home from the mission-field to pay last respects to his estranged brother, missionary Lonnie Striker finds he s inherited a film company on the verge of collapse. A company that is the sole source of funding for his ministry. Now, he has just two weeks to stave off a mutiny, keep his nephew from executing a company takeover, hold his creditors at bay, curb his feelings for his widowed sister-in-law, and deliver a movie to market, while protecting...
Rich in plots, sub-plots, intrigue and surprising twists, this book should carry a warning: "Danger! Sleep Deprivation! Lonnie, a career missionary, loves the simple live, but carries baggage from broken relationships. Long-festering wounds of never quite measuring up to his money-hungry father, and the deep animosity between his brother and himself hints that his "Call" to the mission field is at least in part, running...
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Above the Stars presents a fascinating moral dilemma. Lonnie, a low-key missionary type with a painful past is building a hospital in a poor Mexican town. For funds, he is using his share of the proceeds of a film business run by his dynamic brother Harlan. Harlan doesn't think much of Lonnie. But when he dies suddenly, he leaves a controlling interest in the company to him. That's not as big a gift as it sounds; when Lonnie...
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Keith Clemons has written a compelling novel with complex characters. I found it hard to put down. His use of descriptive words takes you into the scene and brings you into the emotional turmoil of the moment. This novel deals with the Hollywood hype of our day that is pitted against the God of heaven. Lonnie, a missionary in Posada, Mexico, a place he loves, has received a letter that he needs to come home. Home? For him,...
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