Faces of God

In the past few years a restlessness has taken hold of many of us. We have felt a hunger to reach out beyond the old bounds of denominationalism and doctrine, a longing to know what it is that binds us not only to those whose faith is expressed like ours, but to all people. Out of this restlessness new words have grown, which have deep significance. These words, Faces of God, present a whole new life concept. They have made it possible for us to discover a deep melding of the sacred and secular – in fact, they have made all of life so filled with the presence of God that there is no ungodly place. They make it possible to look into the face of every person and see the wonder of life, the greatest miracle. Try these words yourself, today. Look into the face of every person you meet with a consciousness that he or she is a face of God. You may be amazed at the things that happen!

Lenore and Gordon De Pree first met in Corbin, Kentucky in the early 1950s, and married in Chicago in 1955. In 1958, they moved to Hong Kong to start their lives and adventures together. Lenore has published several novels, including The Spring Wind (1970), Festival (1986), and 90 Brothers and Sisters (2022), initially published as The Self Anointed by Harper & Row in 1978. In addition, they have written a number of devotional books together, including A Blade of Grass (1967), The Gift (1976) and Meditations for All Seasons (2022). The De Prees have lived around the country and around the globe, from Iowa to New Mexico to North Carolina, and from Hong Kong to Saudi Arabia. They have lived in over fifty houses and apartments, and for a year even lived on a houseboat in the Hong Kong Harbor. All the while, they have engaged deeply with the people and the cultures around them, listening, learning and creating as they went. They have four children, ten grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and now live in Holland, Michigan. They have been married for 69 years. Faces of God was originally published in 1974.