{"product_id":"9780998966809","title":"Shot: A couple, a country, and the stubborn quest for hope","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This gripping story is the rarest of combinations, full of both fire and grace. It is as refreshing as it is unsettling; inspiring even as it disturbs.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jedd Medefind, President of Christian Alliance for Orphans; Author of \u003ci\u003eBecoming Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUpended\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you trust Me? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe words flashed across Peter DeSoto's brain, not in the form of an audible voice, but more like a question welling inside him. A question he felt God was asking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo you trust Me, Peter?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe looked down. \"No, I don't,\" he said aloud. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thought stung a bit. \"But I want to.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo begins the true story of Pete and Dara DeSoto, a Southern California couple who chooses to press into their fears and walk by faith.\u003c\/b\u003e They sell everything they own, uprooting their young family to work as missionaries in El Salvador. While Dara struggles to assimilate to her new world, Pete has few problems immersing himself in his job, making connections and planting roots in the community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil one fateful day when his trust is tested. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mysterious gunman stops Pete's car in the thick of the Salvadoran jungle, shooting Pete in the throat.\u003c\/b\u003e After an intense fight to save him, complicated and heartbreaking questions emerge. Saving Pete's life is just the beginning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dual narrative of both a couple and a country, \u003ci\u003eSHOT\u003c\/i\u003e is about making peace with the parts of life we can't control, finding hope in the aftermath of trauma, and wrestling with the messiness of faith.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristy Krumm Richard's clear-eyed reporting and rich storytelling will leave you convicted and awed, empowered by Pete and Dara's tale of survival and resolve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"desoto press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009026113776,"sku":"9780998966809","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780998966809_p0.jpg?v=1763946697","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998966809","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}