Yada Yada Prayer Group Books
When a wildly diverse group of women get together to pray, they have no idea how God's gonna rock their world!
A robbery, a lynching, and a mourning mother shake up the Yada Yadas. I had never felt so violated! The Yada Yada Prayer Group was "gettin' down" with God in prayer and praise one night when a heroin-crazed woman barged into my house, demanded our valuables, and threatened us with a 10-inch knife--a knife that drew blood. We wondered if we'd ever get back to normal after this terrifying experience. I assumed we would. After all, we'd started praying together at the Chicago Women's Conference last spring,and we'd been through a lot already as spiritual sisters. This was just one more hurdle to conquer, right? But then a well-meaning gesture suddenly incited a backlash of anger in the group, forcing us to confront generations of racial division, pain, and distrust--and stretching our friendship to the limit. And a shocking confrontation in my third-grade classroom forced me to face my own accountability and learn what true forgiveness really is.
The Yada Yadas thought they had a handle on forgiveness, but it seems God has them on a crash-course to an even deeper level. After everything the Yada Yadas had been through in the past eight months, I told God I could sure use a little "dull and boring" in the new year! But that was before Leslie "Stu" Stuart moved in upstairs. Ms. Perfect herself and me--Jodi Baxter--living in the same two-flat? A recipe for collision. Then Delores Enriquez's son Jose wanted to throw my Amanda a quinceanera --a coming-out party, Mexican style--and they're only fifteen! At least Bandana Woman, who held up our Yada Yada Prayer Group at knife-point last fall, was safely locked up in prison . . . or so I thought. We visited her, like the Bible says; even sent her something for Christmas. But then she ends up back in our face. I mean, how far is forgiveness supposed to go? I guess I should have realized that with eleven Yada Yada sisters as diverse as a bag of Jelly Bellies, life would always be unpredictable. All I know is that the longer we Yada Yada pray together, the more "real" things are getting, not only with each other but with God. Dull and boring? Not a chance.
This smartly designed companion book includes thought-provoking quotes from the three novels, with related scriptures and nuggets for life-application - along with blank pages for your own thoughts and prayers.
In Book 4 of The Yada Yada Prayer Group series, Neta Jackson takes the prayer group to an even deeper level. Theyve been together a whole year, and so many good things are happening! But thats just when the Enemy knows to attack when our guard is down. Suddenly everything seems to be falling apart: Nonys family is in crisis, Jodis teenagers seem out of control, Stus new housemate makes her crawl the walls and Chandra discovers that money cant solve all her problems, and sometimes even creates new ones. Add an unplanned pregnancy to the mix and the Yada Yada sisters realize they need to get tough. Theyve entered the War Zone, and this is spiritual warfare. Will the Yada Yadas buckle under this new crisis of faith?
"The Yada Yada girls get caught in the lies we all tend to believe about ourselves, God, each other, and life"--Provided by publisher.
A devastating fire wakes up the Yadas to a new reality: God is on the move. What I'd like to know is, why does God keep rearranging my comfort zone? It could have something to do with my Yada Yada prayer sisters, who aren't afraid to get in each other's faces and tend to expect big things from God. But to move forward, sometimes we have to let go of what's behind. In spite of the loss of two dear friends. In spite of the breakup of a teenage love. In spite of the curse of HIV. In spite of prison time hanging over the head of a beloved child. In spite of fire consuming the hopes of those who have nothing. Yet out of the ashes, God is doing a new thing! It's time for the Yadas to press on, pray on, and get rolling!
From Thanksgiving and Christmas to rolling in the New Year, the Yada Yadas are "decked out" to celebrate the holidays! Turkey dinners, tree trimming, and decking the halls--it's that time of year again! And I, Jodi Baxter, can't wait to celebrate. My kids are coming home for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and then all of us Yadas are getting decked out for a big New Year's party. But God's idea of "decked out" might just change the nature of our party plans. A perplexing encounter with a former student, a crime that literally knocks me off my feet, a hurry-up wedding, and a child who will forever change our family...it's times like these that I really need my prayer sisters. This holiday season, we Yada Yadas are learning that no one can out-celebrate God. So let's get this party started!
Yada—a Hebrew word in the Bible meaning “to know and be known . . . intimately.” The Yada Yada Prayer Group—a fictional group of multi-cultural sisters who fuss and cook and pray and celebrate their way through The Yada Yada Prayer Group novels (7 in all!). The Yada Yada Celebrations and Recipes—All those celebrations and recipes (plus a few more!) collected from the novels and expanded HERE in this book, with lots of fresh ideas for how YOU can enjoy eating and celebrating with your own family or relations or small group or flock of feisty sisters or even your neighbors! So take a peek inside—where you will find Celebrations Through the Year, as well as “Anytime” Celebrations, followed by Signature Recipes from each of the Yada Yada sisters. What are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate! (And eat!)