Christmas Gift Guide – Give the Gift of Encouragement and Inspiration!

Abounding Faith’s books fuel faith, spark hope and ignite love in Readers. These uplifting books have been encouraging young and older, women and men and ministry leaders and new believers.

Here’s a gift guide to help you find the right Christmas gifts for you or your loved ones:

By Faith is perfect for those who aspire to live their God-given dreams and delight in reading about God’s fingerprints here and abroad. By Faith features stories and testimonies from the author’s travels to six continents and outreaches on the streets of New York City. By Faith is being endorsed by a staffer at Our Daily Bread Ministries, the President of Nyack College and a regional director of the Christian Women in Media Association. It includes a chapter on how to live your God-given dreams and a discussion guide for small groups and book clubs. You can order By Faith in print or on Kindle on Amazon.

Waiting on God Well is a life jacket for those who are struggling with waiting for God’s promises to be fulfilled in their lives. Waiting on God Well has encouraged those waiting for a new job, waiting to meet their spouse, waiting to conceive, waiting for their ministries to flourish and more. Waiting on God Well includes reflection questions, action step ideas and space for readers to journal their thoughts. You can order Waiting on God Well in print or on Kindle on Amazon.

Abounding Faith will boost the faith of those who are going through a challenging season and need to be reminded that nothing is impossible for God! This devotional was the inspiration for the Abounding Faith: Believing God for the Impossible class I taught at the New York School of the Bible.

This book has encouraged a Pastor, a Chaplain, a Sunday School teacher and inspired a Bible school student to further her studies to get equipped for God’s call on her life. It also encouraged a new believer to read his Bible to continue growing in his faith. This devotional includes reflection questions, prayer starters and space for readers to journal their thoughts. You can order Abounding Faith in print or on Kindle on Amazon.

Crossing Your Jordan River is perfect for those who need to be infused with faith and hope as they fight to enter their Promised Land. This book has encouraged small group members, a founder of a women’s home, women living in shelters and more. Crossing Your Jordan River includes reflection questions, prayer starters and space for readers to journal their thoughts. You can order Crossing Your Jordan River in print and on Kindle on Amazon.

There are also gifts galore at Abounding Faith’s online store. You can find inspiring mugs, magnets and more by clicking here.

Thanks for your support of Abounding Faith’s books and online store! Abounding Faith is here to encourage you as you walk by abounding faith, hope and love and live your God-given dreams.

May your December be merry and bright and filled with joy and peace as Christmas draws near!

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1st Anniversary of By Faith Book

What a year it’s been since the release of my fourth book By Faith: Adventures and Reflections on Walking With God Here and Abroad!

I’m so grateful to everyone who has prayed and encouraged me! My Readers are the best! And getting to teach a class based on one of the chapters of By Faith was such a delight.

I’m honored to get to inspire you through writing and speaking faith-fueling and hope-igniting words. I’ll keep at it as long as the Lord keeps giving me something to say.

I’m making progress with Book 5. Stay Tuned!

God is Good. I look forward to continuing to encourage you as you live by abounding faith, hope and love and live your God-given dreams!

By Faith is available in print and on Kindle on Amazon.

Here’s what people are saying about By Faith:

“Nancy’s love for Jesus and her passion to share the Gospel with others is clearly evident on every page of this book. Journey with her around the world as she shares the adventures that shaped her faith and brought eternal rewards for many.” —Rochelle Traub, Our Daily Bread Ministries

“The psalmist wrote, ‘The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host.’ Nancy Gavilanes is among that number sharing the Good News. Boldly and enthusiastically, she represents what obedience to God’s call can do—not for just the ‘called ones’ but for the people whose lives they will impact. Nancy’s testimony continues in her fourth book, with this recollection of short-term missions trips and travels to six continents, as well as her speaking engagements to a number of audiences, including the Nyack College campus community. By Faith is sure to encourage readers in their spiritual formation. They will learn, as Nancy did, that the Christian journey is ‘a walk by faith.’” —Michael G. Scales, EdD, President, Nyack College/Alliance Theological Seminary

“Nancy’s journey is sure to inspire. She takes you on a mission to see how God can do above your hopes, dreams, and imaginations. Let her encourage you as she shares her experiences and what the Lord has taught her through walking with Him. This book will encourage you to live the life God is calling you to.”     —Chris Luppo, TV Producer/Manager Northeast Regional Director of the Christian Women in Media Association

“What an exciting. Spirit-filled, inspirational, faith-stirring book By Faith is! I couldn’t put it down once I began reading it and look forward to the next book by Nancy Gavilanes!” —Vivian Hernandez, Chaplain, The Bowery Mission’s Women’s Center

* If you have a pic of you and any of Abounding Faith’s books, please send them my way. Kind Amazon reviews are also always welcome.

 

Prime Day to Get Uplifting Abounding Faith Books on Amazon

Abounding Faith Books make great additions to your Summer Reading list! These inspiring and uplifting reads will encourage, edify and empower you as you walk by faith and live your God-given dreams!

By Faith, Waiting on God Well, Abounding Faith and Crossing Your Jordan River have encouraged Pastors, Pastors’ wives, chaplains, missionaries and ministry leaders as well as those just starting out on their faith journey.

My prayer is that my books will continue to help bring hope to many here and abroad.

May you be inspired by the Bible verses, insights, action steps and prayers found in this faith-filled series of books.

Abounding Faith books are perfect to read on your own or with your small group or book club.

Waiting on God Well, Abounding Faith, Crossing Your Jordan River and By Faith are available in print and on Kindle on Amazon.

Blessings and Happy Amazon Prime Day!

**Kind and short Amazon reviews are much appreciated**

What’s Your Story?

After I felt the Lord ask me to lay down my journalism career, my writing went into hiding for y-e-a-r-s. But for some reason, I couldn’t shake the feeling that one day God would ask me to pick up my pen and write for His glory.

I’m in awe as I look at Books 1 – 4 displayed with my flyer for Abounding Faith’s third Women’s Conference. This pic was taken in my classroom where I’m teaching Abounding Faith: Believing God for the Impossible, a summer class for women at the New York School of the Bible based on my book Abounding Faith: 30 Bible Heroes Who Will Inspire You to Believe God for the Impossible!.

I’m so touched that the Abounding Faith devotional is inspiring my students  here in NYC, Crossing Your Jordan River is encouraging a reader who just opened a transitional home for women in Chattanooga, TN, By Faith has been endorsed by the President of Nyack College and others and Waiting on God Well continues to inspire people years after its release.

All of this helps to encourage me as I work on Book 5!  God is Good!

What a privilege it is to write uplifting books that encourage readers as they walk by faith and live their God-given dreams! It’s a joy and honor to write faith-filled books that help to bring hope to hurting hearts and that inspire Pastors, Pastors’ wives, ministry leaders and new believers.

As I meet my readers and others, I keep coming across people who say they feel called to write a book.

It’s got me wondering …

What’s your story?

If you’re dreaming of honoring God through writing a book, I’d be delighted to help you navigate the process of going from idea to book. There are many steps along the path, which I’m now traveling for the fifth time.

If you have burning questions about your book project, I’d be happy to hop on a 1-hour strategy call to help you bring your book to life. You can learn more about my Book Writing Consulting and Coaching sessions here.

Sometimes all you need is a little prayerful coaching and encouragement from someone who is experienced and has traversed similar roads.

Blessings to you on your book writing journey, and thanks for being part of my faith journey!

 

NEWS – Teaching Summer Class at The New York School of the Bible!

 

I’m so honored and humbled to share that I will be teaching a class for women this June at the New York School of the Bible (NYSB). The class will be based on my second book, Abounding Faith: 30 Bible Heroes Who Will Inspire You to Believe God for the Impossible!

God is so Good!

You can read the course description by clicking here. The class will be held on the following Saturdays: Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 and Jun 22 from 9 am to 11:45 am.

Local Ladies, I invite you to register today! Come be inspired and encouraged in your faith along with your sisters in Christ.

I took classes at the NYSB during a pivotal time in my life. I gained valuable knowledge and skills that helped launch me into this season of my faith and writing journey.

I’m delighted to go back to the NYSB as a member of their faculty.

Ladies, we’re going to have a special time in the presence of the Lord. Register today by clicking here. I’m looking forward to seeing you there, and I’m already praying for you!

If you’d like to learn more about the wonderful work God is doing at the NYSB, please see the video below.

God is moving. Thanks for all your prayers and encouragement!

P.S. Fellas, I hope you’ll be praying for this special class and will help spread the word to the local ladies in your life.

 

Celebrating the Trio – Abounding Faith’s First 3 Books

I’m celebrating the Trio because Waiting on God Well, Abounding Faith and Crossing Your Jordan River were all released in March/April. God is Good!

I love looking back and reflecting on my launch events and seeing all those smiling faces! Each book has been a milestone for me. And I’m so grateful that God has allowed me to inspire others through through writing and speaking.

I’m still so touched to hear from readers who have been encouraged by the Trio. The Trio has encouraged Pastors, Pastors’ wives, chaplains, missionaries, ministry leaders and new believers.

The books are filled with Bible verses, insights I’ve learned along my faith journey, action step ideas and prayer prompts to help you keep moving forward on your faith journey.

I pray you’ll be inspired by the Trio and by my latest book, By Faith. May you be encouraged as you walk by faith and live your God-given dreams!

You can get all four books in print or on Kindle on Amazon and on Barnes & Noble’s website.

If these books have been a blessing to you, wonderful! Kind and short Amazon reviews are always welcome so others can find out about the Trio and be encouraged on their faith journey.

Thank you! Blessings!

Another By Faith Excerpt on SpiritLed Woman’s Website!

I’m so blessed that another excerpt from By Faith is running on SpiritLed Woman‘s website! Read how the Holy Spirit showed up during one of our outreaches in Lima, Peru by clicking here.

I pray this testimony encourages you!

Looking ahead, I have some exciting news about my new project. I’ll be sharing more info next week. Please stay tuned. Blessings!

 

Speaking about By Faith at AGLOW Queens Lighthouse

What a delight it was recently to get to share a bit about By Faith at AGLOW Queens Lighthouse! Click on the link above to watch the short clip.

And here’s a quote from a lovely review of By Faith by Carla Alvarez of Raised to Walk: 

“By Faith by Nancy Gavilanes is her personal testimony of how she came to know Christ as Savior; however, it does not fall into the trap that so many personal testimonies do. The main focus of the account is one that is in Christ, one of walking it out and following where God leads even when the destinations are completely unexpected.”

To read the rest of this review of By Faith,  click here.

God is Good! I hope By Faith is a blessing and encouragement to you and all who read it!

 

SpiritLed Woman’s Website Runs By Faith Book Excerpt

I’m thrilled that an excerpt from By Faith is now on SpiritLed Woman‘s website! Glory to God.

It’s a delight and honor to have my writing back on a women’s magazine’s website after all these years. This time it’s about my walk with God. God is Good!

Here’s the link if you’d like to check out the excerpt from By Faith that also ran on Charisma‘s main Twitter and Facebook page.

I pray you’re encouraged by reading about how God chased me down in Australia and by the glimpse of what my wilderness season was like.  If so, do like, share and comment on their post.  Blessings!

Greetings from my Bday Castle

It’s been a blessed Roctober, thank God! Here’s a short video I shot at my bday castle this year. I’m sharing a few thoughts about the release of By Faith: Adventures and Reflections on Walking with God Here and Abroad.

One of my fave spots in the castle is the library. It’s a treat being surrounded by so many books. Seeing the pic below just gave me a flashback of working in my high school’s library.

It’s surreal to see how my list of books is growing! God is Good!

As a child, I enjoyed writing in my diary and creating my own little magazines out of loose leaf paper. I’d write all the celeb profiles, advice column Q&A’s and even had a sports section. As I got older, I wanted to write for magazines. Writing felt very natural for me. I never dreamed about writing books though. My writing went into hiding for years after I felt the Lord ask me to lay down my successful journalism career. So how is it that I’m celebrating the release of my fourth book? It’s a long story, and I’m delighted to share some of it in By Faith.  

Come along with me as I journey to six continents and see God’s miraculous lovely fingerprints near and far. (I guess once a reporter always a reporter.)
 
I pray By Faith, Waiting on God Well, Abounding Faith and Crossing Your Jordan River are a blessing to you! They are available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble‘s website.