Leaving home at 15, living on the streets, caught in addictions, at 19 facing a leukemia diagnosis, Jim gave God ten seconds to prove He was real.
That should have been the end of the story.
It wasn't.
He had worked as groundskeeper for Kip Wagner, legendary treasure hunter in Sebastian, FL. Three decades later, Jim was still here—he'd become a world-class barefoot waterskier, husband, father, and businessman. He had built a seemingly successful life but didn't find peace. At fifty, a powerful encounter with the love of God changed the direction of his life.
What followed took Jim and his wife Kathy into more than 25 countries, and 70 cities across Peru where they witnessed lives transformed, thousands of healings, and faced extraordinary danger—including a warlord and a machete attack—and carried the love of Jesus into villages far beyond the reach of ordinary roads.
Finding Unexpected Treasure is the true story of a man who had every reason to believe God couldn't use someone like him.
He was wrong.
This is a story of failure, adventure, loss, miracles, and unexpected grace—and a reminder that God isn't looking for a perfect past, a seminary degree, or an impressive résumé. Whether you're nineteen, fifty, or eighty, it isn't too late to say yes.
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