title: Be Encouraged!: Letters That Will Build You Up In A Tear You Down World
author: John D Gillespie
description: John Gillespie is Senior Staff with Global Trainng Network (www.globaltrainingnetwork.org). Together with his wife, Tessa, he travels to train, love, and encourage majority World pastors. John and Tessa have seven children and an ever increasing stream of grand children. Previous to their ministry with GTN they pastored churches in the UK and USA. John is also the author of BEWARE OF LIVING TOO LONG, BEHOLDING JESUS, IDEAS MATTER, and JESUS IS THE BEST.
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  ## [_Dedication_](../Text/hard-03.html#I9780062267917_Contents_toc_1)
  
  
  
  
  
  _To the Fearsome Foursome, for so many reasons._
  
  
  
  
  
  _To AB, for all the margin smilies and squees._
  
  
  
  
  
  _To JRW, for making me cry in a public place and giving me one of the best
  moments of my life._
  
  
  
  
  
  _To Brian, for making it possible once again._
  
  
  
  
  
  _Thank you from the bottom of my heart._
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [Dedication](../Text/hard-02.html#r9780062267917_Contents_toc_1)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](../Text/hard-04.html#r9780062267917_Contents_toc_2)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](../Text/hard-05.html#r9780062267917_Contents_toc_3)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](../Text/hard-06.html#r9780062267917_Contents_toc_4)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](../Text/hard-07.html#r9780062267917_Contents_toc_5)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](../Text/hard-08.html#r9780062267917_Contents_toc_6)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](../Text/hard-09.html#r9780062267917_Contents_toc_7)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](../Text/hard-10.html#r9780062267917_Contents_toc