JEFF GAURA retired from corporate America while he's still young and healthy and has decided to put his love of Christ into stories. Jeff joined the Peace Corps at age twenty-one, and he developed a relationship with the people of the Himalayan nation of Nepal, and his nonprofit has built many schools over the last thirty years.

He and his wife, Linda, live in rural North Carolina, in a log home, where they farm and teach wellness and fitness. They have two sons, Alex and Michael. Michael and his wife, Lauren, live in Charlotte; and his other son, Alex, is a student at the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State.

Jeff competes internationally as a cyclist and runner, and he writes stories of his events and learnings. Jeff is a prolific blogger, and his works can be found at https: //thresholdacademy.com/blog/.