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A Greek Promise is an inspiring account of how God still calls ordinary people to do extraordinary things. The many miraculous events are intertwined with endearing descriptions of the delights of Greek life that have produced popular Greek based books by other authors. This unusual combination sets the scene for this true story, providing a delightful adventure for believers and sceptics alike. Courage, faith, compassion and a child-like dependence on God’s provision form the backdrop to this enchanting Greek island, modern day epistle. The story relates the most amazing events which defy any explanation other than that they were determined and controlled by the actions of an Almighty God.The first book in this Greek Life series, To Greece and the Distant Islands, relates the fascinating events which first led an English business woman in her late thirties, to leave home and move to live a simple life in Greece on the island of Paros. Many of the readers of that book asked, “But then what happened?” It is in answer to this question that this second book has been written including events up to the present day.The book is an inspiring Christian biography which includes many outstanding miracles of healing and God’s provision. 

What makes a successful London business woman leave it all behind to live on a Greek island?Living in a delightful, English country village, she had everything most people dream of.After a supernatural experience while on a Greek island, Barbara believed that she was to leave it all behind and move to Greece. But why and what exactly would she do when she got there?Seeking guidance at the outset, she had asked God to answer three very practical questions.Why Greece of all places?How should I do it?When am I supposed to do all this?The miraculous answers to those three questions were to change her life forever. She left behind the city banks with the security of a regular income and initially lived the simple outdoor life on a campsite on Paros. Having given away the money from the sale of her house before it was even sold, she had limited funds and no idea how she would live.Did God really tell her to go, or was she just deluded?