Published September 28, 2022

Set in Colonial America among the Elm, Oak, and Buckeye timbers of the Ohio River Valley, German immigrant Josef Heinhurst endures what God lays before him. Despite the hardships, the farmer and pastor work his farmstead and establishes a congregation. As a shepherd to his people, Josef juggles a fragile balance between the pressing priorities of his church and family responsibilities. His only son Kristof’s feeling of neglect due to his father’s absence threatens Josef’s expectations for his son’s future.

In this prequel to the Providential Journey series, Josef establishes a sacrificial legacy that becomes a heritage of faith to future generations of the Heinhurst family. Follow his descendant’s footsteps, beginning with Journey to Redemption, as Josef’s grandson, Edzard, experiences the same childhood loneliness his father felt, which grows into resentment against his grandfather’s legacy.

“The author uses detailed imagery to describe how Josef successfully assumes the position of the courageous leader we’re all supposed to be.”