Open Hands
Faith, Work, and Generosity in the Life of Steve Wilson
By Chris McDaniel
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Steve's story in under two minutes, from a newsroom in Tokyo to Hope Village.
The story
Steve Wilson was a correspondent for the Associated Press. He came to faith at a prayer meeting in Bradenton, Florida, and in that same season opened a self storage business, Hide-Away Storage.
For the next fifty years he would not keep his work and his faith in separate rooms. He built the company, handed it on to the next generation, and gave while he was still alive to see what the giving grew into.
Chris McDaniel sat with Steve for a series of interviews and follows him from Indiana and Tokyo to Calcutta, through succession, to Hope Village and a classroom in his eighties. The book is honest about the panic as well as the fruit.
Inside the book
- A true account of faith and entrepreneurship over five decades
- A picture of succession that does not clutch
- Giving practiced while living, including the work that became Hope Village
- Reflection questions for business owners, families and peer groups
A short book: ten chapters, a preface and an afterword.
Who vouches for it
The foreword is by Buck Jacobs, founder of C12, who has known Steve since the 1980s. Endorsements come from Tami Heim, Mike Sharrow, Mats Tunehag, Wesley Willmer, Denise Craig and John R. Frank.
Every copy gives
One dollar from every copy sold supports Hope Village at Help to Home.
More from Chris McDaniel
Chris writes about stewardship, leadership and generosity.