Holding on

In the burning wilderness, Jesus Christ endured hunger, isolation, and temptation beneath a merciless sky.Centuries later, chained inside a cold Roman prison, Paul the Apostle wrote of a glory greater than suffering itself.And somewhere in the frozen silence of Alaska, seventeen-year-old Eli Mercer is fighting a wilderness of his own.As darkness closes in around him, Eli discovers an old story about endurance, truth, and the quiet courage required to survive another night. What begins as reading soon becomes something deeper — a lifeline reaching across deserts, prisons, storms, and centuries.Holding On is a deeply moving story about depression, faith, isolation, and the fragile decision to keep breathing when hope feels distant.For anyone who has ever felt exhausted by life, this book offers a quiet reminder:The wilderness is not the end.And sometimes the bravest thing a person can do is hold on.