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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Kevan Chandler and Tommy Shelton
Authors of The Hospitality of Need

34 responses to “Testimonies from You”

Roman

June 6, 2025

I’ve come to believe that healing happens through service. You can see the evidence of that in the way a mother holds her child, a father protects his children, and a friend carries a friend.
In all my years of knowing Kevan, too many good things stand out to list one by one here. However, it’s the consistency of his love for his friends, family, and community that draws me in. That love permeates the moments we’re together, leaving me feeling the warmth of goodness that is so often ignored in these times. It’s not about the good things I gain from him, but the inevitably beautiful things that we will impart to each other as we drift into conversation.
That’s what I think of when I consider the hospitality of need. I can only surrender myself to the beauty and wonder of how our needs become likenesses and naturally fuse us to each other, awakening an eternal wonder inside of us all.

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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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