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This latest creation ("Shadows in the Dance") from Debi Baxter is very well written and exciting to read. The warning we would have is that it is a page turner and extremely hard to put down once you start. It would make a terrific weekend getaway book. The book gave us a warm and wonderful feeling and had an outstanding ending. The book reflects a complete understanding of its characters and their background. It is a book we highly recommend and label enjoyable.

Ray and Jennifer Hibbard Publishers
Edmond Life & Leisure

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"One of the most touching novels I've heard in many years!"

Sturgeon Falls, Tribune

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"Dancing Alone will move you to tears!"

Alex Bradley, Canadian Audiobook Reviews

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"DANCING ALONE by author Debi Baxter is one of the most compelling books we have read in the last 10 years. Her skillful writing draws you into the book from the beginning and the heartwarming story keeps you hooked for the entire read. The depth of her characters is incredible. We both cried while reading this book and enjoyed the emotional 'ride'. DANCING ALONE can only be described as outstanding."

Ray and Jennifer Hibbard, Publishers
Edmond Life & Leisure Newspaper
Edmond, Oklahoma

"Debi Baxter is a storyteller. Her first work DANCING ALONE isn't a polished statement of sophistication. Baxter will put you on an emotional roller coaster that rivals LOVE STORY in a basic grab your heart and hang on ride. A great first work! You will want another read from Baxter. I know I will."

Mark Mattison, Publisher
Mattison Avenue Publishing
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Humanitarian Interests

In Peru lines began to form long before the sun came up and by the time we reached clinic thousands were waiting to be seen.

Dr. Ronald Sanders removed a trigium from this young boys eye, who would have eventually gone blind without the surgery

For the first time, this young man can see clearly because of Faith Medical Missions prescription eyeglasses.

People start filing into the inner courtyard in hopes of getting medical treatment.

Every morning our team was greeted with excited patients who would patiently wait their turn to enter the entrance gates for treatment.

Ready to return home, the team bords their flight in Lima, Peru.

On a recent trip to Cambodia, I spotted this little face peering through my window where we held clinic. At three years of age she was there alone unsupervised.. all day... watching me. Everyday I think of her and pray for her safety. She is just one face of many I've met that have been forever branded in my memory. This picture is a great example of why I do what I do.

Cambodia - A young blind father seeks help at our clinic.

At the end of the river in Cambodia, Vietnamese families survive on small boats surrounded by polluted water where they bath, wash their food and drink. Needless to say, disease runs rampant.

This is called "home" to the people of Cambodia. Their only means of transportation is the cycle, often carrying up to five adults and children at one time.

Faith Medical Mission founder, John Wilson,
wife Vickie and son Reece at the "Wall of Rememberance."

The force of the Tsunami, brought this ship in
2 miles inland off the ocean

A village devastated

A village devastated

The team of Faith Medical Mission workers returning from Thailand

            After hearing the details of the recent Tsunami, I felt compelled to join the ranks of the Faith Medical Mission team, traveling to Phuket, Thailand, March 6 - 18 to give medical aid to the survivors left behind in the wake of the Tsunami. This one natural disaster claimed more then 288,000 lives and affected more then 5 countries.

            Faith Medical Mission ís team of 39,   carried in more then $100,000 worth of medications, over 4,000 pairs of prescription glasses, 5 water filtration systems, and basic needs things like soap, toilet paper, baby food, diapers, clothes, etc. The team consisted of medical doctors, dentists, nurses, an eye team, construction workers, evangelist and people like me who were simply there to do whatever we could to help.

            Witnessing the devastation first hand, was overwhelming to say the lest. Many, not only lost their loved ones, but also their home and belongings, and are now forced to reside in refugee camps. What was particularly hard for me and others on the team, were the lack of children in some areas and the parents who were left behind, grieving their absence. The whole experience changed me as a person.

            In the past, when a natural disaster has struck, I always assumed there were plenty of organizations or countries who pitch in to help relieve the pain of the ones who suffer from the tragedy. After being involved on this mission of love, my eyes have been open to see there is never enough money being donated and there is never enough hands volunteering to do the work. There is no way we can repair the broken hearts and spirits left in the wake of a natural disaster, but we can help alleviate basic things like hunger, medical needs and physical pain. We can care enough by getting involved in some way whether it be contributing financially, making calls or going personally and sharing whatever talents we have. I hope as you read this, you too will make a commitment to personally become involved the next time a natural disaster strikes. I ask that you put yourself in the place of the survivors, feel their pain and ask yourself, who is responsible? The answer is, we all are.