“Steph, is Mike home?” Those were the opening words my dad, Jesse Morales, spoke when he called to deliver the three-letter diagnosis that would change everything. Nothing could have warned me of the news I received that day, but in hindsight something had prepared me for it—something that happened to my dad back in 1986. Anything But Ordinary is a refreshingly vulnerable real-life story of the broken road that led an ordinary Filipino immigrant and mechanic to a life-changing encounter with Jesus that was anything but ordinary, providing insight into what living by faith looks like when life isn’t working and a spotlight on the legacy of faith my father left behind when he passed away from ALS. For anyone feeling discouraged and blindsided by life’s difficulties… For anyone struggling with their humanity who thinks heroes of the faith don’t… For anyone thirsting for a genuine encounter with a God who is real… For anyone looking for not a perfect, but a faithful example of following Jesus… For anyone yearning to know perfection isn’t required in order to have impact… There is hope. This book serves as a powerful reminder that the birthplace of inspiring faith is often the soil of impossible struggle, and when life isn’t working, you can hold onto the God who always is. Show Less