The idea of the story, Journey to the Promised Land, was inspired by a vision Nancy had one day in 1985 while praying. The presence of God and the vision was so profound that Nancy knew that she had a responsibility to write what the Holy Spirit was giving her. The story did not come all at once. Days, months, and sometimes a year went by before she would get another thought on the story. The ending of the story did not come until after twenty-six years. It took twenty-eight years to complete her book.

Young readers ages eight to sixteen will be amazed with many short stories within a big story. Each story has its own significance to enrich imaginations and get the reader’s attention. The overall big story is to help children to become aware of the Promised Land, which is God’s gift to Israel. Young children need to know more about the Promised Land. Two tribes of Hebrew people live on Love Boot Island, the tribes of Judah and Levi. It is thought they are Messianic Jews.

There is a great famine in the land. The Hebrew parents love their famine babies so much that they put them in ten boats under the care of Captain Hershel D. Langley and his wife, Tillie B. Langley. There is no other way to save the famine babies. They sail for the Promised Land. Amazing things happen on this journey. Some critters sabotage the boats, and they become scattered in the ocean. In the story, readers will find out about the honor of keeping promises, how God made an unconditional covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This was God’s promise, and God never breaks a promise. The story is both fictional and nonfictional, and the Holy Scriptures are true and real.