The Scent of Water, Naomi Zacharias
The Scent of Water, Naomi Zacharias
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The Scent of Water
Grace for Every Kind of Broken

Author: Naomi Zacharias

Narrator: Naomi Zacharias

Unabridged: 5 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 03/01/2011

Synopsis

Follow Naomi as she talks to women working in brothels in Mumbai; survivors of an Indonesian tsunami in which more than 160,000 lives were lost; a young girl waiting on an operation to save her life; and victims of domestic violence horrifically burned by fire. Be still with her when she realizes the pain she feels in the face of these extreme injustices reveals a common struggle that exists within all of humanity. And rise with her as she wrestles with confusion over her identity, comes face to face with redemption, and then begins to understand her own story . . . and to find her calling.The Scent of Water will open your eyes to the complexities of the world, showing you pain can also be beauty, and how each are found in the unlikeliest of places. Zacharias doesn't have all the answers. But she has hope and encouragement that will empower you to find and begin the adventure of your life.

About Naomi Zacharias

Naomi Zacharias graduated from Wheaton College. After working in sales for Coca-Cola, she joined RZIM and launched Wellspring International, an initiative devoted to providing financial grants to international efforts working with at-risk women and children. Naomi has spent time in red-light districts in The Netherlands, India, and Thailand; foster homes for children affected by HIV/AIDS throughout Asia; hospitals providing surgical treatment for women who have been victims of violence in the Congo; women’s prisons in South Africa; displacement camps in Indonesia, Uganda and Pakistan; areas of the Middle East offering aid to Iraqi refugees; and areas of Southeast Asia devastated by the tsunami of 2004. Naomi recently met and married her husband, Drew, in Florence, Italy. They currently live in Oxford, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ronald J.

This was a powerful book because of the amazing stories where God’s grace entered into the broken situations. My heart was rejoicing much, I want to tell people about Jesus, “My story only matters — I only matter — when you understand where I have come from and the story and power of redemption.”......more

Goodreads review by Natalie

Insight into Naomi's personal struggles and the struggles of the many incredible women she has met along her journey leading Wellspring International. This book helped me see many sins from a new lens, a more Christ like lens remembering the deep seated pain that exists in every person in difficult......more

Goodreads review by Ronda Kinnett

Naomi Zacharias writes so beautifully. I would read and couldn’t put it down! So many heart breaking stories - it was hard to pick it up again to read more. I cried every chapter. You must read this book.......more

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