This autumn sees the publication of four books from the Carswell family, and all have the underlying aim of spreading the message of the gospel in differing ways.
Emma Carswell, marketing executive of Paternoster Publishing, would like to see a new approach to evangelism in literature. Working with authors around the world, Emma encourages them to write creatively for unbelievers, as well as persuading Christians to use books as a central tool in evangelism. 'People are very innovative and imaginative in different methods of evangelism, but when it comes to books they tend to be less creative. I would love to see a wider range of evangelistic books that approach the gospel from different angles, and are written for people of varied backgrounds and spiritual stages', said Emma. Her own book, Love in a Box, is written with this vision in mind.
Love in a Box tells the story of the Operation Christmas Child charity campaign which has brought hope and practical help to thousands of children around the world in the form of gifts wrapped in a shoe box. The project began over a decade ago in the small Welsh border town of Wrexham, after Dave Cooke saw images of Romanian orphans, victims of the Ceausecu regime, on his television screen and felt compelled to do something.
