Comments on: Reading in the Park http://taiwaneers.com/2009/01/reading-in-the-park/ A couple of kids from Michigan living the high life in Taiwan Thu, 17 May 2012 18:44:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://taiwaneers.com/2009/01/reading-in-the-park/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Michael Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:52:37 +0000 http://taiwaneers.com/2009/01/reading-in-the-park/#comment-372 J Ryan, What a small world that you found our little blog googling your book. I did enjoy the story. My dad's a big Clancy fan so I'll have to pass DFD to him for a read. It was fun to think about places I knew in Michigan first-hand as I turned the pages. It made me remember what a great state we have! You actually gave Descending From Duty to me personally and signed it. Thanks again by the way! Back in '06 I was working for the DeVos for Governor campaign as a Regional Director and you spoke to all of us at a retreat we had in the springtime and gave us each a copy of your book. This summer when I was packing up to head back to Taiwan I grabbed your book off my shelf and decided to bring it with me to read. So there you go, your book made it all the way from a retreat in Michigan in '06 to a park in Taipei, Taiwan 2 and a half years later. My British house-mate has been eying it on the bookshelf so we'll see if we can't internationalize your readership even more. I'm glad to hear you've been busy with another book. I've heard the book business isn't the easiest nut to crack so its great to see you succeeding. If you decide to do a tour promoting it here in Taiwan let me know! My wife and I really appreciate your prayers. Thank you. All the best, Michael Jefferies J Ryan,

What a small world that you found our little blog
googling your book.

I did enjoy the story. My dad’s a big Clancy fan so
I’ll have to pass DFD to him for a read. It was fun to
think about places I knew in Michigan first-hand as I
turned the pages. It made me remember what a great
state we have!

You actually gave Descending From Duty to me
personally and signed it. Thanks again by the way!
Back in ’06 I was working for the DeVos for Governor
campaign as a Regional Director and you spoke to all
of us at a retreat we had in the springtime and gave
us each a copy of your book. This summer when I was
packing up to head back to Taiwan I grabbed your book
off my shelf and decided to bring it with me to read.
So there you go, your book made it all the way from a
retreat in Michigan in ’06 to a park in Taipei, Taiwan
2 and a half years later. My British house-mate has been eying it
on the bookshelf so we’ll see if we can’t
internationalize your readership even more.

I’m glad to hear you’ve been busy with another book.
I’ve heard the book business isn’t the easiest nut to
crack so its great to see you succeeding. If you
decide to do a tour promoting it here in Taiwan let me
know!

My wife and I really appreciate your prayers. Thank
you.

All the best,

Michael Jefferies

]]> By: Mom J. http://taiwaneers.com/2009/01/reading-in-the-park/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Mom J. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:39:12 +0000 http://taiwaneers.com/2009/01/reading-in-the-park/#comment-371 Way to make me jealous Michael! We had a very sunny day on Sunday here too! And it had warmed all the way up to freezing.(32) Not only are we not riding bikes, we can hardly go for a walk there's so much snow! Sigh! So cool to get a comment from the author of the book you're reading! In your next post please answer all his Q's for all of us, O.K? Also can I borrow the book when you visit? Love you! Way to make me jealous Michael! We had a very sunny day on Sunday here too! And it had warmed all the way up to freezing.(32) Not only are we not riding bikes, we can hardly go for a walk there’s so much snow! Sigh! So cool to get a comment from the author of the book you’re reading! In your next post please answer all his Q’s for all of us, O.K? Also can I borrow the book when you visit? Love you!

]]> By: J. Ryan Fenzel http://taiwaneers.com/2009/01/reading-in-the-park/comment-page-1/#comment-367 J. Ryan Fenzel Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:50:01 +0000 http://taiwaneers.com/2009/01/reading-in-the-park/#comment-367 Michael, I'm the author of Descending from Duty. What a great surprise it was to see your blog post pop up tonight when I was googling around hyperspace. I sometimes check the internet to see if anything is happening with the book. I found your post about reading in the park in Taiwan. What fun. I hope you enjoyed the story. And I hope reading about familiar places in Michigan gave you a little taste of home. I'm interested in how you heard about Descending. Since all my promoting and marketing has been focused in the Great Lakes region I'm always tickled to hear about someone reading DFD on the West Coast, or in the UK, or Australia, or Taiwan. I attend an evangelical church that has a strong missions program. We have people doing missions work in Russia, Malaysia, Egypt, and Mexico. It is quite literally the Lord's work. I see in your About Us section that you do not call youselves missionaries per se, but it's close. I pray God will bless your activities. In case you are interested, my follow up book should be available from the printers in about a month or so. Its title is Inherit All Things. Like DFD, it's based in Michigan, and delves into local history to tell a treasure hunt tale. Let me know, and I'll try to get you a copy in Taiwan. Sincere Regards, J Ryan Fenzel Michael,

I’m the author of Descending from Duty.

What a great surprise it was to see your blog post pop up tonight when I was googling around hyperspace. I sometimes check the internet to see if anything is happening with the book. I found your post about reading in the park in Taiwan. What fun.

I hope you enjoyed the story. And I hope reading about familiar places in Michigan gave you a little taste of home. I’m interested in how you heard about Descending. Since all my promoting and marketing has been focused in the Great Lakes region I’m always tickled to hear about someone reading DFD on the West Coast, or in the UK, or Australia, or Taiwan.

I attend an evangelical church that has a strong missions program. We have people doing missions work in Russia, Malaysia, Egypt, and Mexico. It is quite literally the Lord’s work. I see in your About Us section that you do not call youselves missionaries per se, but it’s close. I pray God will bless your activities.

In case you are interested, my follow up book should be available from the printers in about a month or so. Its title is Inherit All Things. Like DFD, it’s based in Michigan, and delves into local history to tell a treasure hunt tale. Let me know, and I’ll try to get you a copy in Taiwan.

Sincere Regards,

J Ryan Fenzel

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