Kenneth R. Overman

AN AMERICAN PROFESSOR TRAPPED IN A GREEK NATIONAL CRISIS ... A DECAYED BODY IN AN ATTIC ... NAZI LEGACY ... NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR NORTH KOREA ... AND LOVE, IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL LOCALES ... Recently-widowed university professor Nathan Radcliff is in Athens to research his book about Anatole Katsaros, a national hero responsible for saving Jewish lives during the Nazi occupation of Greece. When he stumbles across his long-forgotten remains in a dusty attic of the National Archives, Nathan also finds a dossier implicating the hero's son as a Nazi collaborator and the boss of an international crime syndicate known as the Alliance. But the Alliance hears about the discovery and vows to destroy the evidence. When Nathan is nearly killed, an alluring Greek Secret Service Agent spirits him away to an Aegean island where their powerful chemistry promises healing of the past. But their tranquility is soon shattered. Leaving murder in their wake, the Alliance stops at nothing to destroy Nathan and the dossier. Despite involvement by the highest echelons of government, Nathan is betrayed by his protectors, and his daughter is taken hostage. Now the timid professor must garner strength he never knew he had.

Golden Greek islands. Hawaiian paradise. Vast Egyptian deserts. A devastating loss. God's mercy. Living on faith in Greece, Ken and Barb barely make ends meet. He's a full-time college student and charter boat skipper, and she's an English teacher. Against the odds, they establish an international church. Seven years into their marriage and childless, they watch a miracle unfold that could change their lives. Back in America after fifteen years abroad, things have changed ... they are strangers in their own country. Their faith is rewarded with opportunities and prosperity, but Ken learns a hard lesson. Once restored, a tragic loss challenges his trust, but God's healing love prevails. Book Two of Picking Olives and Breaking Bread is the poignant story of a young couple who find God, grow spiritually, endure trials, and achieve success in some of the most beautiful areas of Europe and America. Journey with them and gain valuable insights on how to trust God and take risks. The book includes end-of-section discussions and applications.

A whitewashed Spanish village. Golden Greek islands. Vast Egyptian deserts. Trouble. Picking Olives and Breaking Bread, Book One, is a poignant story about a couple who find God, grow spiritually, encounter adventure, trials, and success in some of Europe's most beautiful places. The story begins in Spain where the previous book, Where Wild Olives Grow, leaves off. Jailed in a Spanish village and stricken with hepatitis, Ken and his wife, Barbara--former hippies and brand new Christians--recouperate in a lonely pension. While there, angels disguised as fellow sojourners minister to them. They learn that hope and divine inspiration can restore wasted years. Finally recouperated, they travel to Germany and wind up in a Jesus People commune. Later, they move to Greece where he enrolls in college and she teaches English. They smuggle Bibles into a Communist country. Ken sails the Aegean as a charter skipper to pay the bills. They go on to establish a church in Athens where Ken's entrepreneurial talents provide the means to live for the next nine years. In this true story, Ken nearly dies in a hurricane on an offshore oil rig. He becomes a charter boat skipper, an Austrian ski-tour operator, a carpenter, an engineer in Egypt, an international consultant, the director of a major ministry, and a missionary. The story takes place in the "olive crescent"-Sunny, southern European countries that line the Mediterranean from Turkey to Spain. The couple also lives or works in Egypt, Alaska, Morocco, Texas (a foreign country of sorts), and Hawaii. Another forty or so countries are mentioned. Yes, forty. Tough lessons learned in extraordinary circumstances compells the reader to journey with them ... and gain valuable insight on taking risks and trusting God. The book includes end-of-section discussions and applications.