Over the Edge Over The Edge personal stories of adventure and faith Timothy Mark We want to hear from you. Please send your comments about this book to
[email protected]. Thank you. Over the Edge: Personal Stories of Adventure and Faith Copyright © 2008 by Timothy Mark Edited by Jim Gallery & Jennifer Harshbarger Published 2008 by Global Outreach Publications, Columbia, Tennessee Requests for information should be addressed to: Timothy Mark Ministries, PO Box 2003, Columbia, TN 38402 or email at
[email protected]. Additional resources available at www.timothymark.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means - electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or any other - without prior written permission from the publisher, except for brief quotations in printed reviews. Scripture quotations are from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, registered copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America Cover photo: Kennan Harvey/Aurora Open/Corbis Cover design: Tim Pickell To my Parents, Paul and Kay Pickell It is impossible to count the number of gray hairs I have given you as I have gallivanted around the globe. Somewhere behind the scenes, as I set off on yet another adventure, you were always praying for me. I will be eternally grateful. CONTENTS Acknowledgments 9 Preface 11 1 Rough Water Rides 13 2 Testing the Wind 17 3 Run for the Border 21 4 Doubts in the Dark 25 5 The Risk and the Reward 29 6 Good Evening, Mr.