Grow Your Faith Through True Stories

Abigail Follows is an author and singer-songwriter turning the power and poignancy of true stories into life-changing art.

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A warm welcome! I’m Abby, and I love searching for the right words to express the truth in surprising ways. My goal is to inspire hope and strengthen faith through everything I write—so that you see our great God in a brand-new way. So that when you think of His redeeming love, you can’t help but want to follow Him wherever He leads.

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Morning Comes Again

This article first appeared on A Life Overseas. Here’s how I wanted to start my book about our years in India: “We didn’t have to be perfect. But Joshua and I, we were going to be happy. Our house would…

Some Thoughts on Compassion Fatigue

I can’t share many photos from our time in India because of security concerns, but the photo above, like the boy it features, is anonymous. I call it “Boy Without a Name.” Everyone called this boy Chotu, which means “Shorty”…

Celebrating TCK Mamas

This article first appeared on A Life Overseas. “Your new baby is beautiful,” I said to my sister last week. “And I can’t believe you named her after me!” “Wait,” my sister said. “Your name’s not Abigail.” “Yeah. But my…

“Accidents happen. But why was God letting this accident confuse the very people we were here to reach? Should I have said something else?”

“I bowed my head. “God, this doesn’t make sense. I don’t have an answer for the Parvata or even for myself. I need Your help. Give me the peace that passes understanding. You promised.” I waited, eyes closed. The windshield wipers continued to swish. Slowly, my shoulder muscles released. The knot in my stomach unraveled. I didn’t know the reason or what would happen. But I had peace. A peace that makes no sense.”

–Quote from Hidden Song of the Himalayas

True stories that read like fiction.

The true story of a Cambodian family who called on an unknown “God of Love” during Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge genocide.

Vivid and vulnerable, Abby’s memoir of seven years gospel seed sowing overseas will transport you to India’s Himalayan mountains.

Get inspired to follow Jesus anyway with this collection of Abby’s essays about her weakness and God’s strength.

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