BOTH: Living Outside the Either/Or of Your Faith

In Both, Noel invites us to tag along—from the slums of Uganda and red-light districts of Thailand to the war-torn country of Ukraine. This journey will forever challenge the way you think about missions and help you live out your faith in a fresh, new way.

For over a decade, I’ve served alongside Noel in some of the most brutal yet beautiful, gritty but grace-filled places around the world. In every situation, Noel has been the strong, compassionate voice that boldly speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves. In Both, the help and hope Noel brings through her life-changing work springs off the pages through her perspective-shifting words. I urge every Christian to sit with Noel as she broadens our minds and deepens our hearts for Jesus and a hurting world. Our lives and our purpose must be motivated by Both.

Noel Brewer Yeatts walks the talk. I know because I’ve walked a few steps with her on her long, arduous journey of living out her faith across the globe to serve “the least of these.” In Both, Noel offers a much-needed challenge to the church: we must not choose between body and soul or between faith and works. The Christian is called to serve both and embody both. Noel’s life, ministry, and words challenge and convict me. And they give me hope that by being the body of Christ, we can serve other bodies—and their souls, too.

Both is a message we desperately need today. Noel offers a fresh perspective for how faith reveals itself in love. She brilliantly shows how the good news is good, both for us and for the world.

Some leaders challenge you to think. Some leaders inspire you to take action. Noel Yeatts is the rare leader who does both. Her new book, Both: Living Outside the Either/Or of Your Faith, will challenge your perspective on missions and inspire you to believe that both help AND hope are possible.

Noel Yeatts has given us a gift: a guidebook to change the world. Christian compassion gives hope because it brings help, spiritual and physical help.

Noel Yeatts issues a profound call to believers everywhere to awaken to the spiritual and physical needs of those around the world. She challenges us to rethink what missions looks like and recognize love is an action. You’ll find your heart set on fire through these pages.

Noel Yeatts has written for all of us, a very challenging book that will cause you to never look at “missions” the same way again.

I’ve been in ministry for over three decades, and Noel’s reframing of the term “mission work” has greatly impacted my life and my ministry. She so beautifully marries the call of Christians to share the Gospel of Jesus AND to help meet life’s basic needs like food and clean water. Partnering with Noel and World Help was the obvious choice for our Fearless Mom community, as we believe in her vision of helping meet both spiritual AND physical needs around the world. I’m thrilled that this book will help others to understand and embrace this approach to living out our faith each and every day.

Brace yourself, not only for an exhilarating exploration that stirs your soul but also allows you to ponder life a little deeper, igniting a desire to take meaningful action. Through her incredible experiences working with diverse individuals from around the world, Noel emerges as an extraordinary living example of selfless giving, boundless love, and the unwavering commitment to share help and hope with those in need. Her journey serves as a shining beacon, inspiring us all to step beyond the confines of our comfort zones and make a difference in the lives of others. As you immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of her words, you’ll be encouraged to embrace the needs of others with open arms, to reflect upon your own abilities to make a difference for the Kingdom.

The message of “Both” is one that is of critical importance in our current cultural moment. In a world that has become widely dissatisfied with “consumer church” culture, there is a remarkable opportunity for the Church to rise to the occasion and function as the missional, redemptive presence we were created to be. When the people of God embrace the message of “Both”, we most effectively represent the empathetic, compassionate, and engaged heart of our God. Noel artfully navigates the nuance that has plagued the modern Western church for decades – making a compelling point that we don’t have to abide by the duality of choosing between justice or evangelism. We can – and must – do both.”

Noel has so beautifully articulated the heart of what many of us feel today in ‘church’ world. Having walked on the mission field and now on church ground, I am reminded of how vital the Both/ And is rather than the Either/ Or. She has captured the Great Commission and deposited it right back into the ’Body of Christ’ in this book and reminded the church that it is through the hands of help and the ‘slow drip of hope’ over the ‘long term investment’ where true transformation takes place. Where ministry presents itself with frustration at times, Noel challenges me with reflective and bold questions, ‘do I have what it takes to make the long term investment with patience, commitment, emotional stamina and never wavering faith to see transformation take place?’ I am a witness to Noel’s authenticity and heart as she lives out this writing. Thank you, Noel, for the recharge and for bringing me back to focus on Both!

My oldest daughter Noel was only twelve years old when I decided to take her on her first missions trip. I was recovering from my first of eighteen surgeries. The doctors told me I had cancer, and I might not survive. I wanted Noel to see the way the rest of the world lived and to see it from God’s perspective. Fast forward to today—not only did I survive cancer, but I was also able to take Noel on many more trips around the world. Today, she leads World Help, the organization I founded more than thirty years ago. Noel has a heart of compassion for the most vulnerable people and some of the most remote places. And I could not be prouder.