Jun 23, 2025
God's Perfect Timing: LPGM Board Member's Book Travels to India and Into the Arms of her Sponsored Student
When LPGM staff members Shannon Mahedy and Mary Peterson visited India in February 2025, they brought four copies of Joanna Suresh's book with them. Joanna is an LPGM sponsor, Board member, and Program Committee member, and she wrote and published a children's book called Let the Little Ones Learn: an ABC Bible Book.
Shannon and Mary gave a copy to each of the four ALC boarding homes, and a special moment occurred when they showed the book to Joanna's 13-year-old sponsored student, Preethi. When Joanna saw the photos and videos from this moment, she wrote a beautiful reflective piece to express the feelings that surfaced as she saw her book in the hands of her sponsored student.
Preethi poses in a tree costume during a skit at Siloam Boarding Home in February 2025.
Joanna's Reflection
"When I saw the precious pictures of Shannon and Mary from LPGM placing my books into the hands of my sponsored student, my heart was so full. A beautiful mix of emotions filled my heart - pure joy, overwhelming gratitude, and when I took a moment to truly reflect, what touched me most deeply was witnessing the beautiful way God weaves His plans together.
Joanna's sponsored student Preethi (right) and her sister Charmi (right) receive Joanna's book from former LPGM Program Manager Mary Peterson at Siloam Boarding Home in February 2025.
Back in 2020, when everything shut down and my 2 ½ year old couldn't attend preschool or Sunday school, I found myself tired of the same old alphabet books. What if we could teach ABCs through Bible verses instead? My husband encouraged this simple idea, and two years later, God's grace turned it into a beautiful book.
That this little book, born from a weary mama's desire to teach God’s word with my own child, would travel across the world to bless my sweet sponsored child - someone I'm eagerly looking forward to meeting someday. It left me in complete awe - His plans are SO much higher and more beautiful than anything my heart could have dreamed, and I'm deeply grateful that His ways surpass my own.
Even when the world's measures of success seem quiet - few reviews or low rankings - I'm learning to trust that God is faithful and has wonderful plans for my book. I find such peace knowing that He makes all things beautiful in His perfect timing. If you feel called to share this book with the precious little ones in your life, I would be so blessed to hear how it touches their hearts."
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Joanna Suresh has been an LPGM supporter in many capacities since 2021. She has served LPGM's mission as a sponsor, Board member, and Program Committee member. Joanna is originally from Chennai, India, but she now lives in Minnesota with her husband and children. She is a Channel Sales Manager at SICK Sensor Intelligence.
