Reproduction of the original: Forty Years in the Wilderness by William A. Acott

The escape from Egypt is the pivotal event in the Old Testament. Through it God gave his people their freedom. For forty tumultuous years God and Moses and a chronically rebellious people suffered and fought and established the foundations of a legal system and a system of ethics that changed the world. The Old Testament reminds us that we must never forget the Exodus, or we will forget who we are. And as we learn about the Exodus, we learn who we are.

Rejected by her parents, abandoned by her step-parents, Fahm's life is a picture of God's compassion and mercy working in the life of a little girl first in Laos, then as a young woman in Thailand, and finally as an adult in America. It is a story of hope for those who see no end to their hurt and difficulties. (Motivation)

Exodus 14-26; Numbers 14; Deuteronomy 34:1-6; Joshua 1:9 for children.