DESCRIPTION Some stories just need to be told. Leith Swanson’s life is one of these stories. Like a cat with nine lives, Leith has lived multiple lives and each is told in these pages. We all long for adventure but Leith was born into it. To read these chapters is to go on a spiritual, historical and personal travelogue into some of the most interesting and geopolitically sensitive parts of the world. Leith carries us through time to distant lands and takes us into a time of dignity, adventure and innocence. In a way, the pages before you are the diary of an Indiana Jones without the hype. Lives like Leith’s don’t happen often. Read his story bit by bit or all at once. But allow yourself the luxury of curiosity, discovery and adventure. Then live your own life in the same way. You’re in for a treat. – From the Foreword by Mark Foreman, Lead Pastor, North Coast Calvary Chapel, Carlsbad, California WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS BOOK “Leith, I’m almost through the first version. So well done in every way! Your love for the oceans goes way back. Very interesting background and journey with the Lord. Thank you!” – Bob – Dr. Robert Andringa served as the president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities for twelve years. The CCCU is an association of more than 180 Christian institutions of higher learning around the world. - “Leith, thanks so much for sharing your Connected autobiography with me. What a beautiful story of the Lord's faithfulness to you and your family! I enjoyed reading about your travels and your love-affair with the ocean, surfing and sailing! Wish I could discipline this activist to sit down and compile my memoirs as you have done so brilliantly!” – John – John Robb is the Chairman of International Prayer Connect, a coalition of 4,000 Christian prayer networks and organizations who share a common vision to mobilize and equip worldwide prayer for the blessing, healing, and transformation of nations.