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Blessed Child

By: Ted Dekker, Bill Bright
Narrated by: Henry Kramer
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One orphaned boy. A desperate race to keep him alive. And powers that are beyond comprehension.

“Whoever said a straightened hand was more dramatic than a healed heart anyway?”

A young orphaned boy was abandoned and raised in an Ethiopian monastery. He has never seen outside its walls - at least, not the way most people see. Now he must flee or die.

But the world beyond is hardly ready for a boy like Caleb.

When relief expert Jason Marker agrees to rescue Caleb from the monastery, he unwittingly opens humanity’s doors to an incredible journey filled with political intrigue and peril. Jason and Leiah - the French-Canadian nurse who escapes the monastery with him - quickly realize Caleb’s supernatural power to heal. But so do the boy’s enemies, who will stop at nothing to destroy him. Jason and Leiah fight for Caleb’s survival while the world erupts in debate over the source of the boy’s power.

In the end nothing can prepare them for what they discover.

Book one in the Caleb duology:

  • Blessed Child
  • A Man Called Blessed

Book length: approximately 100,000 words

©2006 Ted Dekker (P)2020 Thomas Nelson

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Connection!!!!

I have just discovered Mr. Decker's writings, I can't get enough of them. However, this book was one of his best. It gave a true feeling of the human soul struggle between send and the divine. Mr. Decker please continue your writings, a huge fan... Reverend Mark Benedict.

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Beautiful Story!

At first I was not sure where this book was going spiritually but as it build I found myself in some of the characters.

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Heart-warmingly Beautiful story

Tugs at one's heart. Loving Christ is EVERYTHING. Ted Dekker always make the reader search his/her heart.

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Excellent!

Such a touching story, even though fiction my belief grew. I felt the spirit move me.

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I loved this book!

I loved this book! Nothing was predictable. I really enjoyed the scenarios of Caleb teaching how to walk in the Kingdom. It was totally sublimed. I got the next book. I am looking forward to 'A man named blessed'. Thank you for writing this. I know it was Holy Ghost inspired!

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Loved everything about it

Ok, I love this book!!! I was scared to listen to Ted Dekkar books because my mom said they were dark and spiritually creepy. Lol. I wasn’t sure what that meant but I gave this a try. Great story line, lovely characters. It built my faith in God and I didn’t find it creepy. I do believe there is so much more to God than we see. Media and modern life makes us numb to moves of the Spirit. My prayer is, Lord, let me walk in Your kingdom.

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The Holy Spirit, the connector thru Faith to Heav

Wow, someone finally writes about the reality of The Holy Spirit and the Kingdom of God. The Holy Spirit Himself as the connector between the two KINGDOMS and their KINGS, all through Desire and Faith. Thank you Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

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What a great read!

I can’t wait to start the next one!

Love the message, love the story! Fabulous!

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Miracles, intrigue and love

If your looking for a book that has all the elements of a pretty good story and yet is very much God centered this is it!

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An exciting journey to the True Life

Faith inspiring book inviting others on a journey to meet the True Lord of Life

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