The House of Shekinah: A Struggle to Find the Visible Presence of God: Our Story - Softcover

Ruth is living a fairy tale life.

Her husband, Don, is an ordained minister and college instructor, and she considers her precious children her “jewels”—young souls she polishes and prepares for the Kingdom of Heaven. To many, the Gibbs are an inspiration as a family blessed by God.

Then disaster strikes. Teresa Lynn, the oldest of the Gibbs girls, receives a diagnosis of leukemia and begins a grueling battle against the disease.

They proceed to explore every path in the hope of a cure—including enthusiastic offers of divine healing from the local charismatic community, who see an opportunity to recruit Don and his family to their beliefs. Ruth views the religious community as charlatans...but when a child’s life hangs in the balance, every straw seems worth grasping.

When God finally gathers Teresa into His arms, Ruth and Don find themselves criticized and attacked by the once supportive charismatics, who claim some sin within the family led to Teresa’s death.

A combination of grief and condemnation causes a crisis of conscience in Ruth.