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“This gripping story is the rarest of combinations, full of both fire and grace. It is as refreshing as it is unsettling; inspiring even as it disturbs.”
Praise For SHOT
“SHOT inspires through its relatable, gritty honesty. It’s a testament that hope and reconciliation can pierce through even the most tragic circumstances. What an adventure!”
“There are people who do everything they can to avoid being uncomfortable. But aren’t we drawn to those heroes who overcome, persevere, and love at all costs? Peter is one of those heroes and his story has inspired me!”
“Doubt can be a loud part of our lives. SHOT reminds me that even despite deep struggles, tribulation and questioning, God and His love will always be there. ”
“A profound book. Incredible vulnerability, hard life lessons learned, and a beautiful story of a couple giving their life to help others. It deeply impacted me.”
“I’ve known the generalities of Pete and Dara’s story for a long time. But this revealing description of their impossible situation shows how almost anything in life—no matter how dire—can be endured with two simple components: faith and love.”
“SHOT is an inspiring story about the robust and persevering nature of hope. About the sturdy hope of a people living courageously in the entangled aftermath of a civil war, about a robust hope that propels a young family to follow God to serve in an unfamiliar land, and about a persevering hope that sustains a couple in the midst of life-altering adversity. ”
A dual narrative of both a couple and a country, SHOT is a true story about making peace with the parts of life we can't control, finding hope in the aftermath of trauma, and wrestling with the messiness of faith.
Peter and Dara DeSoto have a cozy, comfortable life in Southern California when they choose to take a major risk. The couple sells everything they own and relocates their young family to work as missionaries in El Salvador, a country plagued by gang violence and still recovering from a 12-year civil war.
While Dara struggles to assimilate to her new life in Central America, Pete has few problems immersing himself in his job and planting roots in the community. Until one fateful day when a mysterious gunman stops Pete's car in the thick of the Salvadoran jungle, shooting Pete in the throat. After an intense fight to save him, complicated and heartbreaking questions emerge. Saving Pete's life is just the beginning.