{"product_id":"the-hundred-story-home-a-memoir-of-finding-faith-in-ourselves-and-something-bigger-9780785219880","title":"The Hundred Story Home: A Memoir of Finding Faith in Ourselves and Something Bigger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if you just trusted the whisper of calling placed on your heart?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathy Izard was volunteering at Charlotte's Urban Ministry Center when an unlikely meeting with a homeless man changed the course of her life. She realized that serving at the soup kitchen was feeding her soul, but not actually solving the needs of the homeless population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than brush it off and avoid what she now felt called to take on, she quit her job and took on what seemed like an insurmountable task--building housing for Charlotte's homeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoven together with this uplifting story of social action is Kathy's personal struggle with faith, forgiveness and fulfillment. In telling her story, Kathy invites you to consider rewriting your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's calling you? As crazy at it seems, it may be crazier not to try. This book will push you to do so much more than you ever thought possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathy Izard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780785219880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIzard, Kathy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Kathy Izard was an award-winning graphic designer for twenty years in Charlotte before launching the pilot program Homeless to Homes for the Urban Ministry Center in 2007. She successfully demonstrated this Housing First program could succeed and led the city-wide effort to build Moore Place which now houses over one hundred chronically homeless men and women. Kathy has written about her path to finding faith and a calling in \u003cem\u003eThe Hundred Story Home\u003c\/em\u003e which received a 2017 Christopher Award. Her community work has also earned the Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Local Hero Award and the NC Housing Volunteer of the Year Award. Kathy, her husband and four daughters have made Charlotte, N.C. their home for over thirty years. www.kathyizard.com ","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kathy Izard \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47834222755997,"sku":"9780785219880","price":36.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_624a371d-a2ae-4501-a1e3-a827b8bdf2ac.jpg?v=1776146758","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-hundred-story-home-a-memoir-of-finding-faith-in-ourselves-and-something-bigger-9780785219880","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}