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REVIEW: Doing Good Is Simple by Chris Marlow

{necessary information} I received this book as a part of the Doing Good is Simple launch team and the opinions expressed in this blog are mine alone and not those of the author or publisher or launch team

{review: Doing Good is Simple} Chris is open and honest about his experience in calling and in traveling on mission. This book helps you evaluate where you are is where you should serve no matter how big or small it may look you feel to you ( he reminds you that is is all BIG in Gods moving picture). You will not leave reading this book the same, there will be some kind of evaluation of self. I read this book as a part of the launch team but the review is my own opinion. I got the opportunity to be at the launch event and Chris is deff a VERY authentic guy.

{photos of book launch}
Some people have cool items they take along on their adventures, I have been carrying this book as my "flat Stanly" per se. Pictured is the wonderful street taco truck that we ate at during the book launch party in Austin, Texas at the For the City Center. 

{Met the Author} WHOOOOO!! Thank you Chris for such an authentic book and wonderful night in Austin brushing shoulders with some cool authors. 

{FTL} So this #Team500 member did not get to attend the launch of Jen's book (Jen Hatmaker - For the Love! ) but she is on the board of directors for Help One Now  Chris Marlows awesome non profit, and wrote the forward for the book ( which I have not gotten the chance to read since I received an early copy of the book). We met, we hugged, she signed my book! 

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