BLOEMFONTEIN. – Recalling a terrifying ordeal from years ago which he barely survived, a Bloemfontein father tells his story in an Amazon Kindle edition e-book.
In this story, local businessman Juan Maree gives a gripping, moment-by-moment account of his dramatic survival after being stranded in a deserted and isolated patch of South Africa’s West Coast on 22 June 2012. He was on his way from Cape Town to Hondeklip Bay for an auction, when a faulty GPS reading got him totally off course.
He tells of freezing nights, scorching sun and the battle to put one foot in front of the other in shoes not meant for a 90km hike accross some of the harshest landscapes in the country.
Juan’s survival depended on a series of split-second decisions, physical endurance, and the determination to keep moving despite his surroundings saying otherwise.
The story is not only about pushing his body beyond its limits, it is also about family, the love and prayers that kept him alive, and his family remaining hopeful.
The book, aptly titled More! More!, tells the story as it happened all those years ago, bringing his experience to life with words from his then two-year-old daughter, Skyla.
With no way of contacting the outside world after his car got stuck in sand, with him battling the elements, starving and dehydrated, Juan’s wife, Michelle, at home in Bloemfontein prayed for his safe return.
Surviving such an ordeal and having a way with words, Juan tells a powerful and touching story of survival, faith, and family.
“We are never truly alone – even in the loneliest places. And faith, love, and family remain the sacred threads that bind us, carry us, and bring us home,” Juan writes at the end of the book.
He goes on: “If my journey taught me anything, it is this: storms will come, hearts will break, and roads will test us – but light always waits on the other side. Hold fast to what is eternal. Choose hope even when it trembles.”
More!More! is available on amazon.co.uk.
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