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  • Martin and Joanna Pistorius wedding photo

    Martin & Joanna Pistorius Share Keys to Perseverance

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    New York Times best-selling author, Martin Pistorius and his lovely wife, Joanna are celebrating eight years of marriage. I've asked them to join me and share what they're learning on the keys to perseverance.

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  • Faith, Hope, and Love: An Interview with Joanna Pistorius, Wife of Ghost Boy Author, Martin Pistorius

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    (All photos in this post are courtesy of Martin Pistorius.) by Sally Matheny   In 2015, I wrote a book review of Ghost Boy,  written by Martin Pistorius. Gems of his remarkable life story nestled in my mind. One facet that continued to shine was how faith, hope, and love grew when he met his wife, Joanna. It made such an impression that I hoped to talk with her one day. I virtually caught up with them while they were on a book-signing tour in Norway. Joanna graciously agreed to talk with me when they returned home to England. If you have not read Ghost Boy yet, Martin tells an…

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    Faith, Hope, and Love: A Book Review of Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius

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    By Sally Matheny All Photos are courtesy of Martin Pistorius Martin Pistorius’ has found a way to communicate his journey of becoming a mute, quadriplegic teen to a strong man with a message to share. Faith, hope and love—my review of Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius. A Normal Childhood At the age of twelve, Martin Pistorius slowly slipped from perfect health into an unknown illness. His body weakened and his memories faded. After his parents exhausted all medical avenues for an answer, they painfully watched their son become a mute, quadriplegic. For four years, Martin was in a waking coma state in an unresponsive shell, unseeing and unknowing of his…

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