Recent Reads - An Awakened Heart

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An Awakened Heart (Orphan Train): An Orphan Train Novella by Jody Hedlund - This quick read is a prequel to With You Always, and introduces (or gives background on) some of the characters in the novel.  We first meet Christine Pendleton and Guy Bedell at the Centre Street Chapel in an impoverished neighborhood of New York City. Christine is wealthy but her life seems empty, and she hopes that by volunteering at the chapel she can find some purpose. As she sees the need and the hopelessness of so many of the poor immigrant women, she comes up with ambitious plans to expand what the chapel can offer. Guy Bedell has been serving as a pastor to the immigrant community and has won the trust of many of the people, but Christine's ideas challenge him to step out in faith to see what more God can do. Of course, the new venture brings these two together and opens the door to the possibility of the relationship between them.

The novella also briefly introduces Elise and her little family. Elise is the main character of the full length novel With You Always. 

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