George Calleja

Biography

During the years 1990 to 1996 I was a full time missionary with ‘The International Catholic Programme for Evangelization - ICPE’ and have evangelized in various countries, such as Russia, Ghana, Poland, Germany, and Malta amongst others. Since 1997, I am married and am an active member of the Focolare Movement in Malta.

During the six years of my life as a missionary with ICPE’, to share His Love in different countries, I did face the challenge of saying ‘Yes’ to Him. It was a difficult decision to make, as I had to leave everything behind: my family, my friends, giving up my job... But as I had a deep faith in Him, I told Him 'Yes’... I will follow You... trusting, that he would take care of me in all aspects of my life. That prayer of mine opened the doors for me to give my ‘Yes’ to Him... to follow Him.

In the following six years as a missionary, and also after that time, Jesus has always taken care of me, has always provided me with blessings and grace, and has also taken care of me financially. Through faith, and my personal relationship with Him, He has taught me how to trust Him, and how to really follow Him freely and in peace.

During my time as a missionary with ‘ICPE’, I recall going through different sacrifices. There were times when as a group we performed a mime in the streets of Germany and other countries, to bring forth the message of Salvation, together with our testimonies and preaching. It wasn’t the first time that people watching us made fun of us, laughed at us and ridiculed us. I used to feel the pain… but during the same occasion, I would see other people receiving our message of hope and desiring Jesus… that would encourage me to keep on going spreading the Good News!

Many times, I have turned to Him in prayer for direction in life. He has always shown me the way in these situations. He has shown me what to do and what to say.

My recent experience of Jesus showing me the way, is precisely of writing Christian books. Since the early nineties when I was a missionary, I always felt this desire inside me to write books with a Christian theme. I never really understood what this meant, or maybe I did not take up the challenge at that time. Maybe, I never had the time to do it! Still, over these years I kept feeling that He wanted it from me! Since that time, it has always been in my heart… but it was never fulfilled!

My ‘Yes’ to take up this challenge happened in November 2014, and since then, I have published 15 Christian books. God has paved the way for me to do it. I do sacrifice myself to write these books, as it needs time to write and to publish. But, I thank Him, that through this challenge, although it is tough, it is also peaceful and it is rewarding to see other people appreciating my work, and receiving the messages I write… which are based on Jesus’ love to us, that is, His Salvation.

My writings are a simple message of encouragement for life, to make the reader think about what life is all about, and to give the reader a challenge to live life through God's Love. My writings are based on my Christian values, and I try to reach out to all people in the world, whatever their belief is, as I believe that every person is able to love his neighbour. So through my writings, I present the message to the readers to have this personal relationship with God and to love every person through God's love.

So, I do appreciate your prayers and support, that I may continue to publish Christian books. And finally I hope that you enjoy my writings and be blessed by reading them.

If you want to contact me personally please email me at :- peacethroughunity@gmail.com

Smashwords Interview

(27 August 2020) – What is your background as a Christian Author and how do you share the Good News?
During the years 1990 to 1996 I was a fulltime missionary with ‘The International Catholic Programme for Evangelization - ICPE’ and have evangelized in various countries, such as Albania, France, Germany, Ghana, Poland, Russia and Malta amongst others. I got married in 1997, and since then, I am an active member of the Focolare Movement in Malta. As a Volunteer within the Focolare Movement, for a number of years I was co-responsible of the Gen3 and Gen 4 boys, as well as for one of the local nucleus groups.
Since the time of being with the ICPE, evangelisation has always been in my heart, thanks to the constant message of encouragement by Saint Pope John Paul II, who at that time encouraged the youths to go out and preach the gospel. It was during this time, in the early nineties, when facing different experiences of evangelisation, the hardships it brings with it, the spiritual growth I went through, and the different encounters with race, faith and opinions, and witnessing to people accepting Jesus in their lives, that I felt the first desire inside me to write books with a Christian theme.
At that time, I never really understood what this meant, or maybe I did not take up the challenge seriously, knowing that I had never ever thought of being a writer. Maybe, I never had the time to do it! Still, over these years I kept feeling that this was something He wanted from me! Since that time, it always remained in my heart… but it was never fulfilled!
Following my experience with the ICPE, I got married and as my wife was a member of the Focolare Movement, I was introduced to the Movement through her. Gradually I started to attend meetings and started getting involved in the life of the Movement. Honestly, it was not an easy task for me to adjust to the new reality of this Movement, which was totally new to me. But the word ‘Love’ which Chiara taught, always kept me going and helped me to settle down within the Movement.
The experience I had with the ICPE, of going out to different countries and cultures and evangelising, seemed long gone by. But although the desire to go out to other countries was still in my heart, God was showing me new ways how to reach out to other people in every corner of the world. God was preparing for me a surprise.
This all started when in November 2014, after months discerning upon my new spiritual journey of how to evangelise, I started to see some light. This light from my discernment was to start writing Christian books. Through the help of technology, I started to discover how from the comfort of my home I can reach out to every corner of the world and evangelise through the means which social media presents. God was now paving the way for me after my ‘Yes’.
Since embarking on this journey of evangelising through social media, I have up to now published around 15 short Christian books, both as ebooks and paperback, available through well-known online ebooks stores. I also choose particular parts of the writings in these books and upload them on my FaceBook Profile and other different social media. It is so beautiful to see how much one can connect with people from every corner of the world; people asking to know more about Christ, asking for prayers, asking to learn to evangelise on social media and to give a word of encouragement, ‘to love your neighbour’ as Jesus taught us to do.
Besides publishing Christian Books, I also write various other spiritual articles which I also upload on my other social networks and sites. But God, continued to show me more ways how to evangelise through social media. The same articles which I write are now also being available as podcasts on Spotify, and as videos through YouTube. From my simple ‘Yes’ to God in November 2014, I have learnt that God works in mysterious ways which I would have never imagined. My latest journey in evangelising through social media, is of having two online courses on Udemy, namely ‘Living the beatitudes in your life’ and ‘How to heal your spiritual wounds’. These courses are based on two of my Christian books namely ‘The Beatitudes… the blessings from the sermon on the mount’ and ‘Heal my wounds’ respectively.
All my writings, podcasts and videos are a simple message of encouragement for life, to help humanity think about what life is all about, and to give them a challenge to live life through God's Love. My material is based on my Christian values and also the spirituality that I receive through the Focolare Movement. I try to reach out to all people in the world, whatever their faith is, as I believe that every person is able to love his neighbour. With this on my mind, I present a simple message of truth, to have a personal relationship with God and to love every person through God's love.
I thank God, that through this challenge of doing His will in my life, although it is tough and time consuming, it is also peaceful and rewarding to see other people appreciating my work and above all receiving the Good N
(3 November 2019) - As a Christian Author, what social media can you be followed on?
Over the past years, ever since becoming a Christian Author, I have felt the need to be present in the different social media which is available. I use the major social media to present my work as a Christian Author and in the same time to share the Good News.

For those who are interested to follow me on social media, I am found on FaceBook, Twitter, WordPress, Instagram,YouTube and Spotify amongst others. I am nearly daily on social media uploading information about my books, Christian articles about the love of God, etc. These can take the form of a written article, a video, or also of a podcast amongst others.

I am sure that anyone who takes a look of what I upload on social media will find something of interest. So below find a list of social media where one can be in contact with me. Hope you enjoy them.

https://www.amazon.com/George-Calleja/e/B00SNJ6B4E
https://sites.google.com/site/peaceinunity
https://twitter.com/PeaceUnityLives
https://www.facebook.com/georgecallejaebooks/timeline
https://sites.google.com/site/georgecallejachristianauthor/
https://www.instagram.com/george_calleja_author/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkS4BJLIeodVZAS8i6Sn6Og?view_as=subscriber
https://open.spotify.com/show/6xDW2IaQcnWtRBAmpjT39D
https://peacethroughunity.wordpress.com/
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Videos

Peace and unity in our lives - Volume One & Two
The aim of these ebooks, in the series ‘Peace and Unity in our lives’, is to continue to provide inspiration and encouragement for your life. It is an opportunity for people around the globe to find courage in their life, by trusting God to be more present in their life. For further information about my publications, you can also join in my FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/georgecallejaebooks/timeline

Yes... I Will Follow Him
The aim of this book ‘Yes… I Will Follow Him’ is to encourage you to give your ‘Yes’ to Him… that is, to follow Jesus. It is intended to increase your faith, to encourage you to trust in Him and to help you in your personal relationship with Jesus. For further information about my publications, please visit the website 'George Calleja - Christian Author' at https://sites.google.com/site/georgecallejachristianauthor/

Evangelization Through Social Networking Sites
The aim of this ebook is to encourage you to evangelize through Social Networking Sites. So, are you reaching out through the social networking which you are involved in to spread the Good News? The ebook explains what evangelization is about, followed by the importance of spreading the gospel all over the world, will focus on evangelization through Social Networking Sites and also include my own experience of evangelization through the social network.

‘The Beatitudes… the blessings from the Sermon on the Mount’
The aim of this book is to help the reader to grow in the relationship with Jesus. This book presents a brief introduction about the Beatitudes together with a Chapter dedicated for each of the Beatitudes. For further information about my publications, you can also join in my FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/georgecallejaebooks/timeline

My Little Book of Daily Prayer
‘My little book of daily prayer’ is intended to help the reader focus on a particular prayer request each day, and to pray to God about it. The aim of this book is for the reader to find guidance to pray each day. The prayers follow reflection presented for each month of the year.

Taste and see that the Lord is good
The aim of this book is to help you and encourage you in this experience. The reason why I wrote this book is because I have experienced it myself and want to share it with you, by giving you this valuable treasure.

The Light
This book presents a journey towards ‘The Light’. A journey to explore what, or rather, who ‘The Light’ is. A journey to experience ‘The Light’ in one’s life. ‘In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it’. This is who ‘The Light’ is. This is what ‘The Light’ is all about.

Heal my wounds
This book will take you through a journey. A journey of spiritual wounds which one can suffer through life. Spiritual wounds which could be buried deep in one’s inner self, making it difficult for the individual to love one’s neighbour and to be a person of mercy. These spiritual wounds hinder us from having a personal relationship with Jesus. ‘Heal my Wounds’ is the cry of every suffering person. Jesus is the healer of our wounds.

George Calleja (Christian Author)
My writings are a simple message of encouragement for life, to make the reader think about what life is all about, and to give the reader a challenge to live life through God's Love. My writings are based on my Christian values, and I try to reach out to all people in the world, whatever their belief is, as I believe that every person is able to love his neighbour.

In His Image
This book will mainly focus on man as being created on the image of God. It will try to explore and share my thoughts about what it means to live ‘In His image’.

Series

Peace and Unity in our lives
The aim of this series is to provide inspiration and encouragement for your life. It is an opportunity for people around the globe to find courage in their life, by trusting God to be more present in their life.  The ebooks are divided into four parts. The first part features different short thoughts and experiences of what life is all about. In the second part one will find some encouraging and helpful quotations from the Bible, together with some reflections I have written which help in one’s meditation and prayer. The third part features very short (just one sentence long) spiritual thoughts and reflections. Finally, in the fourth part one will find a selection of inspirational photos which I have collected over the years. I hope that you find this series of interest and that reaches its aim of helping you in your spiritual growth.

Books

Mum... Let Me Live
Price: Free! Words: 6,310. Language: English. Published: November 6, 2023 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / Women’s Issues
Being a Christian and a practising Catholic, the intention of the author upon writing this book was to bring forward to the reader of any faith, denomination, culture, whether being in favour or against abortion, the voice of the unborn baby. The author wishes that this simple book give the opportunity to the reader to listen to the voice of the unborn baby pleading: ‘Mum… let me live’.
Reflections For The Soul
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 6,560. Language: English. Published: November 20, 2022 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Church / General
The aim of this book is that through seven themes, the reader reflects upon the thoughts based on my personal experiences as well as those society goes through, and let these writings penetrate into the soul. These themes are: Children, The Cross, Jesus, Love, Mary, Neighbour and Peace. These seven themes are also presented through a short Bible quotation.
The King... Of The Peripheries
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 7,420. Language: English. Published: November 26, 2021 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
As long as planet Earth exists, kings will come and go, and all would have one thing in common: that their reign is limited for a time period, only in this world. But, as long as the planet exists, and indeed beyond that time, there will be only one King who will reign forever. This King will reign all over the entire Earth, will reign forever and beyond the universe.
Emmaus... In Today's Society
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 7,670. Language: English. Published: November 26, 2020 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
This book will go into the spiritual meaning behind the story of Emmaus. It will use the author’s imagination of what went on during the walk of the three men, what was discussed and what the outcome of the journey was. This book will bridge what happened 2,000 years ago on the road to Emmaus and translate that message, that spiritual experience for today’s readers.
Come to Me
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 7,710. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
The aim of this book is to encourage the reader to respond to this calling of Jesus, to listen to His voice and to realise that even if man is shrouded in the darkness of evil, His ‘light’ penetrates the human heart. ‘Come to Me’, are three simple words that if accepted by any person, by responding to the Lord, by accepting His invitation, in return will receive from Jesus His peace.
Her Silence
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 8,870. Language: English. Published: January 12, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
(5.00 from 1 review)
This book intends to deepen the relationship of the reader with Mary through ‘Her Silence’… through the journey of her life, of her silence when being joyful, when being in pain, her silence in doing the will of God. On this journey, imagination will help the reader to discover what Mary went through in her silence.
In His Image
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 8,370. Language: English. Published: June 11, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
This book will mainly focus on man as being created on the image of God. It will try to explore and share my thoughts about what it means to live ‘In His image’. If people truly lived ‘In His image’, there is a big chance that society would be a better place to live in. Harmony and peace would be the norm, as it is meant to be according to God’s plan of love for mankind.
Spiritual Reflections
Price: $1.99 USD. (Free until May 30!) Words: 8,960. Language: English. Published: November 19, 2017 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
(4.00 from 1 review)
This Christian book, ‘Spiritual Reflections’, gathers monthly reflections written over the past two years, which reflections were based on my personal experience of life, on experiences of my friends and relatives; they are about different social issues, but above all these reflections were written in a way to increase the faith of those people following Christ or seeking Him in their life.
Waking up the Sleeping Giant
Price: Free! Words: 8,220. Language: English. Published: July 19, 2017 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
The sleeping giant represents all those who proclaim that they are Christians, but through their lives hardly proclaim the Good News… they are ‘lukewarm’ in their faith. The aim of this book is to reach out to this sleeping giant and to gently provoke and inspire the giant to wake up. This book proposes to make this giant stand up and be a witness of God’s love to society.
Heal My Wounds
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 6,570. Language: English. Published: February 25, 2017 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
(5.00 from 1 review)
This book will take you through this journey. A journey of exploring the spiritual wounds one could suffer in one’s life. Spiritual wounds which could be buried deep in one’s inner self, making it difficult for the individual to love one’s neighbour and to be a person of mercy. These spiritual wounds often hinder us from having a personal relationship with Jesus.
The Light
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 6,060. Language: English. Published: September 23, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
This book presents a journey towards ‘The Light’. A journey to explore what, or rather, who ‘The Light’ is. A journey to experience ‘The Light’ in one’s life. ‘In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it’. This is who ‘The Light’ is. This is what ‘The Light’ is all about.
Taste and See That the Lord Is Good
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 7,060. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
The aim of this book is to help you and encourage you in this experience of tasting and seeing that the Lord is good. The reason why I wrote this book is because I have experienced it myself and want to share it with you, by giving you this valuable treasure.
My Little Book of Daily Prayer
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 15,030. Language: English. Published: January 3, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
‘My little book of daily prayer’ is intended to help the reader focus on a particular prayer request each day, and to pray to God about it. The aim of this book is for the reader to find guidance to pray each day. The prayers follow reflection presented for each month of the year.
The Beatitudes… the Blessings from the Sermon on the Mount
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 6,430. Language: English. Published: September 15, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
(5.00 from 1 review)
The book ‘The Beatitudes… the blessings from the Sermon on the Mount’ attempts to help the reader grow in his relationship with Jesus.
Evangelization through Social Networking Sites
Price: Free! Words: 6,860. Language: English. Published: June 12, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
The aim of this ebook is to encourage you to evangelize through Social Networking Sites. This in view that, as of 2014, more than approximately 1.8 billion internet users have accessed social networks; 170 million of which were located in the United States. So, are you reaching out through the social networking which you are involved in to spread the Good News?
Yes... I Will Follow Him
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 9,020. Language: English. Published: March 8, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
The aim of this ebook is to encourage you to give your ‘Yes’ to Him… that is, to follow Jesus. It is intended to increase your faith, to encourage you to trust in Him and to help you in your personal relationship with Jesus.
Peace and Unity in Our Lives - Volume Two
Series: Peace and Unity in our lives. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,200. Language: English. Published: January 21, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
The aim of this ebook, the second in the series ‘Peace and Unity in our lives’, is to continue to provide inspiration and encouragement for your life. It is an opportunity for people around the globe to find courage in their life, by trusting God to be more present in their life.
Peace and Unity in Our Lives - Volume One
Series: Peace and Unity in our lives. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,400. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / General
The aim of this ebook is to provide inspiration and encouragement for your life. It is an opportunity for people around the globe to find courage in their life, by trusting God to be more present in their life.

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Smashwords book reviews by George Calleja

  • The Crater Mountain Sasquatch Legend on Aug. 25, 2015

    I loved every part of reading this book ‘The Crater Mountain Sasquatch Legend’. Reading this book is very easy to understand and to follow the story. Robert has a style of his own in writing. I liked the way this book is written, as it is full of suspense, and the writing is well descriptive of what is happening. This book made me feel as if I am part of the story. I highly recommend this book to be read, especially by those readers who like suspense, who enjoy reading legends and for those who enjoy imagining beasts, creatures and the like. Furthermore, this book is also for those who loves a mystery novel. Robert’s writings is very interesting, fresh and with new ideas and creativity.
  • Wicked Love on Sep. 15, 2015

    This is a very interested book written by Sandra Madera. Very imaginative and creative writing. A story that keeps you on the edge till the very last sentence. A particular verse which I liked most in this book was ‘Love is more powerful than magic’. It really made me think a lot. If you like suspense, magic, imaginative creatures, a feel of pixie dust and a love story… then this book is for you… you will enter into a world of fantasy where you really belong and feel part of it.
  • Silent Voices on Dec. 21, 2015

    ‘Silent Voices’…a book full of imagination which keeps its reader interested in what will happen in every Chapter. This book has a lot of great characters like Elrenia that fit very good in the story that is filled with excitement, adventure and surprises. Also the animals Bubba the Pit Bull play very important and interesting part of the story. Through this book the author Irene Kueh shows that she is a great writer which will keep the reader interested till the very end. Also, the author shows that she is very modern in her writings as she includes a lot of phrases that links to today’s technology. My final verdict is that ‘Silent Voices’ is an excellent book and I recommend it very highly.
  • Jasper and the Shelter of Angels on Jan. 21, 2016

    An interesting plot… an interesting story… full of creative imagination of a man who is injured at work which paves the way for the encounter with angels. Really enjoyed reading what angels do during the day when meeting up with Jasper… you simply feel part of the story! It was also interesting to get to know Jasper, how he reacted upon seeing angels and also meeting with demons! The book also has interesting illustrations of the different angels mentioned. A good book to read and enjoyed every part of it due to the imaginative writing of Robert. A 5 star book and highly recommended.