Linda K. Thomas, her husband, Dave, and their children lived in Colombia, South America, for three years working with Wycliffe Bible Translators. She tells stories and shares photos in her newest memoir, Please, God, Don't Make Me Go! She shares even more about their adventures at her blog, https: //pleasegoddontmakemego.blogspot.com, and on the memoir's Facebook Page at https: //www.facebook.com/Please-God-Dont-Make-Me-Go-A-Memoir-659989134346352/. After returning to the States, Linda served as Teaching Leader for BSF International (Bible Study Fellowship). Then she and Dave, as empty-nesters, took an eight-year assignment in Africa, again with Wycliffe. Her memoir, Grandma's Letters from Africa, covers her first four years working as a missionary journalist. That memoir received Editor's Choice Award, Rising Star Award, and Reader's Choice Award from the publisher. Readers enjoy additional stories and photos at her blog at https: //grandmaslettersfromafrica.blogspot.com, and her Facebook Page for the book at https: //www.facebook.com/Grandmas-Letters-From-Africa-A-Memoir-189505362915/. Fans can follow Linda's author page on Facebook at https: //www.facebook.com/LindaKThomas.Author/. Her work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and blog posts. In addition to speaking, she teaches the craft of writing memoir to community and church groups and through her blog, Spiritual Memoirs 101, at https: //spiritualmemoirs101.blogspot.com. Natives of Washington State, she and her husband live part-time near their grandsons and part-time near their granddaughters.
