Testimonies from You

The Hospitality of Need is all about caring for one another and seeing our needs, not as barriers or burdens, but as tools to grow deeper in fellowship with one another and with God.

We would love to hear from you! If you have read the book, please take some time to consider how you have experienced the hospitality of need in your own life and community. Then share your story with us here in the comments, and see what others have said as well. If you haven’t read the book yet, we would love for you to pick up a copy and join the conversation. In the meantime, please feel free to read through the comments below. We hope you are encouraged by these testimonies.

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From your friends,

Kevan Chandler and Tommy Shelton
Authors of The Hospitality of Need

35 responses to “Testimonies from You”

Tim

January 25, 2026

I can’t thank you both (Kevan and Tommy) enough for your work on this book. This is ground breaking stuff. I work as a physical therapist and my job is almost 100% dealing with people who are in significant need, mostly physical but certainly not exclusively. And my heart has always been attracted to the people in those communities. I think that what you both have written has provided me with such an incredibly fresh perspective on how my work life and faith life overlap so closely. It has given me an opportunity to learn not only how to meet others needs better, but also how need is a deeply necessary part of following Jesus. I will add that the final chapter on Communion and Tommy’s epilogue were incredibly powerful ways to close out the book.

I sincerely hope our paths cross sometime on this side of eternity. Thank you both so much.

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Through engaging real-life stories, Kevan Chandler and Tommy Shelton share what can happen when we invite others into our lives—hardships and all. Ultimately, this is a book about friendship . . . the kind that God has called us to live in . . . friendship that goes deep and flourishes, not in spite of our needs but actually through them.

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