Prayers For Johnny

A young soldier fights to survive. A family waits for answers. A woman answers a call to pray for someone she has never met.
At seventeen, Johnny feels he has no place in the classroom. Embarrassed by his grades and uncertain of his future, he leaves school and joins the Army, unaware that his decision will carry him into the Korean War.
Boot camp tests him. Fellow soldiers judge him. But nothing prepares him for the terror of battle-or the nightmare of a North Korean prisoner-of-war camp, where surviving another day demands more than he ever thought he could give.
Back home, his family faces an agonizing silence. Is Johnny wounded? Captured? Still alive? With no answers, they cling to hope while fearing the news that may come.
Far from the fighting, an elderly woman feels called by God to pray for a stranger. She knows nothing of Johnny, his family, or his suffering. Yet she answers, trusting that her prayers have a purpose she cannot see. As their lives become connected in extraordinary ways, a story of survival becomes a testament to faith, enduring love, and the power of prayer.
Inspired by events in J Frank Sander's own family history, Prayers for Johnny blends fiction with a deeply personal account of wartime uncertainty and faith. It is a moving novel for readers drawn to stories of ordinary people facing extraordinary trials-and finding hope when every human answer falls short.