Multi award-winning author Jack A Taylor (PhD) embraces stories that seek to wrestle out the depths of human experience. His 18 years as a missionary in Kenya and his 25 years pastoring in Vancouver, BC stimulate the diversity of the world he lives in. His wife of 45 years, Gayle, is his partner in ministry and together cherish four adult children and eleven grandchildren. Jack is the founder of 9 organizations including, New Hope Community Services Society, which has sheltered over 850 refugees since 2004. Jack has earned numerous awards for his novels, journalism and short stories. Jack's hobbies include raising tropical fish and reading.