{"product_id":"9780451496539","title":"The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWright, Jamie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConvergent Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/3\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e“The reason you love Jamie (or are about to) is because she says   exactly what the rest of us are thinking, but we’re too afraid to upset the   apple cart. She is a voice for the outlier, and we’re famished for what she   has to say.” --Jen Hatmaker, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOf Mess and   Moxie\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e For the Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Wildly popular blogger \"Jamie   the Very Worst Missionary\" delivers a searing, offbeat, often hilarious   memoir of spiritual disintegration and re-formation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As a quirky Jewish kid and   promiscuous punkass teen, Jamie Wright never imagines becoming a Christian,   let alone a Christian missionary. She is barely an adult when the trials of   motherhood and marriage put her on an unexpected collision course with Jesus.   After finding her faith at a suburban megachurch, Jamie trades in the easy   life on the cul-de-sac for the green fields of Costa Rica. There, along with   her family, she earnestly hopes to serve God and change lives. But faced with   a yawning culture gap and persistent shortcomings in herself and her fellow workers,   she soon loses confidence in the missionary enterprise and falls into a funk   of cynicism and despair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nearly paralyzed by depression, yet   still wanting to make a difference, she decides to tell the whole,   disenchanted truth: Missionaries suck and our work makes no sense at all! From   her sofa in Central America, she launches a renegade blog,\u003ci\u003e Jamie the Very   Worst Missionary\u003c\/i\u003e, and against all odds wins a large and passionate following.   Which leads her to see that maybe a \"bad\" missionary--awkward,   doubtful, and vocal—is exactly what the world and the throngs of American   do-gooders need. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Very Worst Missionary\u003c\/i\u003e is a   disarming, ultimately inspiring spiritual memoir for well-intentioned contrarians   everywhere. It will appeal to readers of Nadia Bolz-Weber, Jen Hatmaker, Ann   Lamott, Jana Reiss, Mallory Ortberg, and Rachel Held Evans.","brand":"Convergent Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44214458286335,"sku":"9780451496539","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780451496539_s600x595.jpg?v=1782145883","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780451496539","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}