Nothing Is Wasted: A True Story of Hope, Forgiveness, and Finding Purpose in Pain

Modern day Jim and Elizabeth Eliot story. So powerful. So heart wrenching, yet so redemptive. Thank you, Amanda for showing us how to live fully surrendered and thank you, Davey for stewarding your story and your pain so purposefully. Beautifully written.

Written memoir style the reader experiences the events of November 2015 firsthand. In the aftermath of the horrific events Davey invites the reader along to journey with him as he deals with very real questions and emotions. The insights and wisdom gleamed from Amanda’s journals, the different conversations, books are very valuable for the reader in forming a more complete theology of suffering and loss.The second part of the book takes place several years after the tragedy and brings the story full circle. The reader sees practical examples of how the truths Davey discovered in the first half are lived out in the second part of the story.Even though the book deals with very heavy topics the book is filled with hope. I would highly recommend this book for anyone who have struggled with the why questions in the midst of pain and suffering.

Not many can relate to the overarching loss that was the catalyst for Davey’s writing, but all will relate to the human experience of walking out faith in a really broken world. Davey’s writing is raw, vulnerable and powerful yet also beautiful so that it’s easy to read. I didn’t want to put it down! The book is a vehicle for transforming our perspective when walking through pain and aligning with what is true and right.

Such a wonderful story that I did not want to put down yet I had to at certain points because it read so real that it made my heart race. Through many chapters, tears streamed down my face. The book captivating and not cumbersome, it has shorter chapters within different sections that flow so well. Thank you Davey Blackburn for sharing your story with the world and for giving God all the glory!! Amanda’s legacy of adorning The Gospel throughout every aspect of her life is inspiring!!

God gives us a choice, He does not force himself on anyone.Davey openly shares his gut-wrenching struggles during the aftermath of losing the love of his life Amanda and their unborn daughter.Davey does not shy away from the questions, doubt, and fear surrounding him as he walked through the darkest times of his life.Davey's choice to continually trust God, especially after wrestling with God, lets the world know that it is OK to wish for challenges to pass us. Still, if we choose to trust Jesus, He will be there for us and allow God to weave a story more powerful than anything we could ever imagine.The Nothing is Wasted Ministry and Pain to Purpose Course that Davey created as a result of this period in his life, has gone on to help thousands, myself being one of them.Thank you for sharing your story, brother. It is beautifully and powerfully written.

This book is a must read for anyone but especially anyone who has experienced trauma and or loss. Davey is a wonderful wordsmith and expresses so well the raw emotion of grief. Interwoven is the sovereignty of God. So much hope and encouragement included. Don’t wait! Order it now!

This book is so heart wrenching, yet heart uplifting at the same time. Davey’s tragedy, yet inspirational story that He has chosen to use to bring others healing, hope and purpose through his beautiful late wife’s Amanda’s life is nothing short of a miracle. If you are looking for hope and healing from your trials, tragedies and transitions, this book is for you. Thank you, Davey, for sharing your story, Amanda’s story and leading so many to hope and healing with God’s anointing.. Truly Amanda’s life was not wasted. I also want to share that I had the privilege to go through the 10 week Pain to Purpose course and it was instrumental in helping me release church hurt and forgive others. I highly recommend that as well

If you have ever walked through a fire, left with pieces that don't make sense, pick up this book. It will show you how to have heartbreak AND walk alongside God with the kind of working faith God calls us to have.I started this book a few weeks back. In a time of my life when everything was upside down and made no sense but one thing, God is ALWAYS working. Reading Davey's story filled my heart with so much hope and validation that the strength I find in Jesus during this season is more than a broken heart clinging to anything that brings mild comfort. This testimony shows the comfort found in the mess is exactly where God shows up to serve His purpose. In every ache and pain, God is there, working it for His will.Davey's story is well-written and unfiltered in a way that shows the true mess of a life upturned. Something so many people walk through life experiencing, but so few people bring to the table in such honesty. His pain is not unique, we live in a broken world where everyone carries hurt. This book will show you how God uses any pain for His good. If you open your heart and let him.The examples of forgiveness, redemption, and faith are undoubtedly a blessing to any who take the time to read this book.God is so good, and nothing in Him is wasted.

There aren’t adequate words to describe this book.Davey Blackburn takes us on a journey after his wife and unborn child is murdered…a journey of pain, brokenness, suffering, alongside hearing God’s voice of healing, comfort and direction, and restoration.I would recommend this book to anyone who is going through suffering. You will be greatly encouraged. But how is that possible?? How is it possible to recover from what Davey went through? Only God…