Our Authors

CHRISTINE AMIES is the author of the memoir In Two or Three Days. She is the founder of the Christian women’s ministry, Restore Women’s Retreats. She lives in South Auckland, New Zealand with her husband Peter. She enjoys encouraging others to step into their life purpose through God.

DARRELL ROYCE CURTIS is the author of the new release Dare to be a Daniel. He is a former Methodist minister; Baptist elder; worship leader; children’s church leader; pastoral care and hospital visitor; Bible student and teacher; exhorter and encourager; husband to Jenny, and father of three.

BARRY BRYAN is the author of the brilliant new release The Beatitudes of Christ, a study on Jesus’ sermon on the Mount... Barry also wrote Called of God (The life and calling of Elisha), and The Parables of Jesus Vol 1 and 2. Barry has been a student of the Word of God for over 70-years. He has taught the Word of God in schools and outreaches for 55-years. Barry attends the Church of Christ in Auckland and previously The Storehouse in Dominion Road.

PETER LAWRY is the author of When Jesus Calls. He is New Zealand’s only branded Christian SME Business Strategist, Author and Speaker. His strategy company is Business As Mission Ltd | business-as-mission.com

ADELE KEEFE is the author of Overcoming Trauma Workbook. She is a domestic violence survivor and runs the Mana Whanāu Charitable Trust providing hands-on support to victims of trauma and abuse. manawhanauaotearoa.com

GAYNOR LINCOLN is the author of Redemptive Grief. She is a chaplain in a provincial hospital and works to support those suffering from physical and emotional pain.

SEAN PATRICK first began writing in the genre of spiritual warfare through his blog which targeted devotees of an either path he followed for 12 years. Deceived is his first book covering key aspects of his entire 28-year traverse through the occult and mysticism. Sean has a wife and two children.

SHIRLEY CUNLIFFE wrote Embracing Conflict. She has a primary teaching background and has worked voluntarily in a variety of children’s ministries including leading a Sunday School and After School clubs. Shirley has taught adults on The Motivational Giftings and Boundaries and is part of the Ministry Team at her church. She is married and has three married children and eight grandchildren.

CINDY DAVID is the author of What It Means to Say ‘I Do’ and has written on a wide range of topics including relationships, marriage, communication and personal finances – mostly within the context of her Christian faith. She enjoys writing short devotionals and shares them on her social platforms and website, cindydavid.nz

JENNY HOOK is the author of The Anchor, the illustrated gospel message in poetry. Jenny uses words to express her feelings. This has proved useful at times in low points of her life, to ‘paint’ scenes describing what she’s looking at and to express her faith to, and about, God.

JOHN DAYSH wrote 50 Years of Miracles, the story of his search for God and the purpose for his life. John grew up blessed in a leading family in Wellington... but he just knew there must be something more! After encountering the living God John has many miraculous stories to tell, but is now retired. John runs the Healing Rooms at the Wellington Cathedral on Friday afternoons.

SABRINA DAVID is a New Zealand-based creative dedicated to social good design and creator of the More Than Words Imagery Cards. Learn more at www.morethanwords.nz. Author Cindy David is Sabrina’s mother. Sabrina created the beautiful illustrations for Cindy’s excellent book on marriage, What It Means to Say ‘I Do’.

RUTH CORBETT co-wrote Never Abandoned with Scotty Saunders. Ruth has also written her own autobiography, I’ve Fallen in Love, to share the wonder of God’s love that she experienced throughout her life. Other writing exploits include children’s plays, worship lyrics, five children’s books for family members, and course materials for her classes in creative writing, relationships, literacy, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).

SCOTTY SAUNDERS co-wrote Never Abandoned with Ruth Corbett. He lives in Ohope, New Zealand, and undeterred by his visual impairment, he seizes opportunities to speak at various gatherings where he encourages others that there is hope after traumatic experiences.

PETER LYNDON-JAMES wrote ‘Tough Love’ and ‘Driven by Pain, Changed by Grace’. He is the founder of Australia’s largest faith-based rehabilitation centre, Shalom House. Peter has been married to Amanda for 27 years and has three children and eight grandchildren. www.toughlovebook.com.au | www.shalomhouse.com.au

ROSIE BOOM is the author of nine books including her latest book Where the Jungle Calls, and the multi-award-winning series, The Barn Chronicles. She is working on the third in The Gift of Values series. Rosie and her husband, Chris, have six adult children and live in rural Northland. www.rosieboom.com

BRADFORD HAAMI is the author of The River of the Water of Life and ghost-wrote True Red. His book, Ka Mau Te Wehi Taking Haka to the World, won the 2013 Ngā Kupu Ora Best Māori Biography of the Year Award.

PD DAWN wrote Because of Mercy, the first book in The Coin Trilogy. She is an exciting new New Zealand author who lives in Oxford with her husband, Gareth. pddawnwriter.net

JO CARSON BARR is the author of the children’s picture book series The Nicholas Stories and Waata the Weta in collaboration with her son, illustrator Simon Barr. Jo lives with her husband Rod in Auckland city after living many years in rural New Zealand. www.vapublishing.co.nz

JOCELYN MURRAY-CURRIE wrote Portrait of a Man of God, the memoir of Alan Hunter Murray, her first husband. Widowed in 1987 and left with three children to raise, she continued to lead ladies Bible-study groups and graduated with a Dip. in Christian Studies (Hons) from Bible College of NZ (now Laidlaw College).

DAVID HAMMOND wrote the book, Legacy. He currently assesses and develops executive and board leadership, and is the Chair of FEBC-NZ Mission agency. David records on Radio Rhema and Shine TV on the topic of ‘Faith in the Marketplace’ and this book gives the back-story of many of those God-spots.

CARMEL HICKLING is the author of A Heart Divided. This is her story of love and of hate, of lies and of truth, of worthlessness and of pain, of despair and of hope, and of the hunt for victory. She lives in Taumarunui, New Zealand.

COLIN SHILSTON wrote Understanding God’s Call and has 30 years ministry experience ranging from children and youth ministries to teaching at Bible colleges, school chaplaincy and pastoring. Colin established Words of Life ministry which offers teaching and training to churches throughout NZ. www.wolnz.org

FRANS JANSEN is a Dutchman who has made his home in the Kaipara, Northland. He has a rich and varied working history, but shares his insights and experience as a farrier in his memoir Of Horses and Men freely. His equine merchandise is found on TradeMe under ‘realequine’.