Working

A new outreach. A community stretched thin. A town about to learn what love really costs.

Carver Harbor is no stranger to hardship — but when Pastor Adam launches a bold door-to-door ministry challenge in the dead of winter, every member of New Beginnings Church is pushed far beyond their comfort zones.

For Esther, the church’s steady anchor, the outreach reveals a deeper burden: Derek, the troubled man who sleeps wherever he can find shelter. As temperatures plummet, Esther and her quietly devoted companion Walter wrestle with a question that won’t leave them alone: What does faith require when someone you know has nowhere to go?

For Chevon, battling morning sickness and fear in equal measure, every knock at a stranger’s door feels like a reminder of how fragile her life has become. But when she meets a grieving woman whose beloved cat has gone missing, something sparks inside her — a flicker of compassion she thought she’d lost.

For Lauren, a single conversation on a stranger’s doorstep leaves her shaken. Something is wrong inside that house. Very wrong. While others dismiss her concerns, she can’t let it go. And she won’t.

As teams return to share stories — from answered prayers to slammed doors to unexpected generosity — a mysterious newcomer named Joe Weir appears in the middle of it all, charming the room even as he sets off quiet alarms in those who notice everything.

Bold, heartfelt, and beautifully human, Working is a powerful Christian novel about stepping into the messiness of real people’s lives — and discovering that God is already there, working in ways none of them could have imagined.

Perfect for readers of Karen Kingsbury, Charles Martin, Lisa Wingate, and anyone who loves faith-filled stories of service, community, second chances, and the courage it takes to love your neighbor — for real.

This is Book 5 of the New Beginnings Christian Fiction Series. Readers say this series is best read in order:

Book 1: Knocking

Book 2: Kicking

Book 3: Searching

Book 4: Knitting

Book 5: Working

Book 6: Splitting

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