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The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling (The Yada Yada Prayer Group, Book 6) (With Celebrations and Recipes)

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It was the fire that made the Yada Yada Prayer group sisterhood realizes they had become complacent in their worship, with their families, and in their community. Each knows they must reaffirm their belief in the Lord, as God always brings a renewal of life and spirit out of the ashes of destruction.

The Yada sisters must grow and embrace the change of merging the Uptown Community with the New Morning Christian Church that potentially can make both stronger as neither would remain homogenous; however not heeding God's message could lead to intolerance and racism. The sisters especially understand they must pray and welcome newcomers into their prayer group if they are to remain true to the Lord. Jodi and Denny set the example by reaching out to those at a nearby juvenile detention center following the pair's understanding that listening to the Holy Spirit saying their past was good, but now the challenge is to reach beyond your safe group to others outside your net.

With this dramatic spin that widens the scope of the prayer group from its five previous tales; Neta Jackson inspires her audience to be all that God expects you to be. The ensemble cast expands with the blending of the two groups so that new problems emerge. Racism, HIV and other health issues, criminals and juvenile delinquents challenge the Yada Yada Prayer Group members to pray for guidance, listen to that guidance, and apply that guidance to one and all. Fans of the series will roll along with the Yadas as God wants them to try new things starting with expanding their sphere as everyone is welcomed in God's tent.

Harriet Klausner

In THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS ROLLING, book six in Neta Jackson's series, readers will pick up smoothly from the previous book and discover what's happening with their favorite band of multi-ethnic Christian women and their families.

For those of you new to the series, stop reading now and start with THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP, the introductory fictional story of how a diverse group of women (Hispanic, Caucasian, Asian, etc.) in the Chicago area met and became prayer partners and friends. Don't be tempted to delve into this one first. Read them sequentially; they don't work well as stand-alones and you'll enjoy the storyline more.

Those who have eagerly read each book in the series will recall that in THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS CAUGHT, a horrific, racially-motivated attack shattered the unity and security of the group. An unplanned pregnancy left Jewish fifty-somethings Ben and Ruth Garfield's organized life in shreds, and Chanda George unexpectedly won the lottery and had to figure out how to use her newfound wealth. Avis's daughter Rochelle returned home with her young son, trying to escape an abusive marriage, and Uptown Community Church and New Morning Church were in the throes of a merger. Jodi Baxter found that her own racial views are not as open-minded as she believed, when her daughter Amanda begins dating a Hispanic boy and her son Josh falls in love with a lovely African Honduran woman. Sound like a Christian soap opera? Read on...

These events set the stage for THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS ROLLING. It's been two years since the group has formed, and as in the previous five books, there are plenty of crises to keep the women praying hard. Ruth and Ben's new twins are taking up every spare moment of their time, and Yo-Yo Spencer, who has depended on them for so much, is feeling neglected and irritated. Nonyameko Sisulu-Smith and her husband Mark Smith are chafing at his slow recovery and wondering if their plans to go to South Africa are on hold forever. Avis Johnson Douglass is trying to reconcile her new husband's feelings toward her daughter Rochelle and grandson Conny, who are living in Manna House, a shelter for abused women, as the story opens. Northwestern University student Hoshi Takahashi is slowly befriending the girl who participated in the racially motivated attack on Mark, but finds that it requires her to miss some of her evenings with the Yada Yada group. Florida's 14-year-old son Chris is in jail, waiting for a court date, which sends Jodi on an unexpected path of volunteerism.

But wait! There's more... When a fire breaks out, it forces many of the Yada Yada women to make decisions that push them out of their comfort zones in a big way. One of the characters tests positive for HIV. The group reels from sadness and shock when two beloved characters die. And Jodi (the main character) and her husband Denny continue to wrestle with their children's interracial dating relationships and Josh's refusal to go to college. There are plenty of opportunities for the characters --- and the readers --- to pull out the hankies (which actually happens a few too many times in this fictional storyline).

It's a lot to keep track of, but Jackson juggles all of the characters well. Although there is a scene at the local roller skating rink, the "rolling" in this latest title refers to the need for the group to push forward despite difficult circumstances. And as the Yada Yada series has shown, life is full of non-stop challenging moments.

--- Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

I own each of the books in this series and haven't been disappointed in any of them. I loan them out to friends after I've read them and they enjoy them too. The characters are fresh, the plot(s)--each life has it's own--are interesting, and for anyone wanting fiction with a faith-base and still enjoyable, you might like this as much as I did.

I truly enjoyed this new book from the Yada Yada Prayer Group Series. You almost feel like you're part of the group yourself. I also love that she lists the scriptures and that you can go to your Bible and look them up.

Am anxiously awaiting the next book. God Bless.

Wow! I picked up Book Six, 'Yada Yada's Get Rolling' on Thursday and by Friday night I was done and yearning for Book Seven to be finished and on the shelves!

I have been so drawn to this series; wishing I had a group of friends who were as commited to each other as these ladies are. I am always touched by the way that they are there for each other regardless of the fact that they don't live in the same neighborhood and they all have families of their own. That's true friendship; laying down your life for your brother!

Way to go Mrs Jackson! You have written another wonderfully captivating, thought-provoking, heart touching book! Thank you!

Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling by Neta Jackson is sixth book in this series, and Jackson continues to write a powerful novel. Jodi Baxter is back with her clan and the rest of the Yada Yada Prayer Group. The group faces new challenges including HIV, jail, fire, and roller-skating, some with more grace than others. I think one of the powerful themes of this series is that we only grow when we are stretched, and God regularly stretches us beyond what we think we can bear. Jodi is learning this lesson well and leaning on her friends and the Lord. She still struggles with control issues and fear, but there is real character growth there. Major changes are in store for the next book coming out later this year. I look forward to it.

Inadvertently I put Book 5 in a review as
the last book in the series. This is the
last book in the series. So good, you feel
sad knowing it is the last book in the series.
You just will not want it to end.

I can hardly believe I have finished the 6th Yada Yada novel! I have become close friends with all the gals and bada boom men! "Oh, I guess I shouldn't say that, it might stick...." No need to review the book as there is quite a few great reviews as to the content of this sixth novel. May I say that the book will inspire you to "get rolling" or do something for the Kingdom of God! Start with genuine prayer and ask God to use you to witness and take the gospel to those in your sphere of influence! Pray for all people. Read the Word and listen to what God is trying to tell you and understand that Jesus is name of the one true God who died for all our sins. I highly recommend this book! It has blessed me and inspired me to have a closer walk with our Savior. Oh, the blood of Jesus...
Dawn Kurtz author of the Christian novel: Secret of the Mexican Doll

I bought a few of these books/this series a few years ago for my mother-in-law -- now year after year she requests them for Christmas or her birthday. They were delivered in a timely fashion, well before Christmas.

cant wait to read this book but I am waiting on the book 5 i ordered from someone else and havent got it yet. and I ordered them at the same time.