"God Who Became Bread" Emily Wierenga
“And when you find Him, He will pull you close and feed you until you feast until you laugh until you
cannot help but pull others close too. The fed becomes the feeder.”
In this absorbing literary memoir, a young woman suffering from a famine of body and soul is led
by the poor to the greatest feast on earth. Emily T. Wierenga, author of Atlas Girl, takes readers
through her own vulnerable journey and invites all who are broken to join her at the table, feast on
the God Who Became Bread, and never go hungry again.
Described as “poetic, raw, and achingly beautiful,” Emily Wierenga’s memoir draws readers into her
intricate and profound world, transporting them from memories of her painful past with anorexia
and troubled relationships, to sacred moments as a wife and mother, to a fellowship of suffering in
African villages. Her deepest hunger is satisfied by the God Who Became Bread—who welcomes us
all to His table so that He can fill us, and then, through us, satisfy the hunger of the world.
Throughout her journey, Emily addresses the difficult topics of food, body image, the brokenness of
the evangelical church, the supernatural joy found in impoverished communities where people are
truly starving, and our gospel responsibility as the church to feed the hungry.
Emily writes, “It is Christ who will fill us, like a Person stepping into us, like the flame from a candle
consuming us, filling every broken part with light.” God Who Became Bread invites everyone to expe-
rience healing, reawaken their hunger for something greater, and discover joy and fulfillment anew
in Jesus’s love and acceptance as we are filled by Him.
Offering rich lessons wrapped in a heart-wrenching narrative, Emily’s story will rejuvenate aching
souls and inspire readers as they find themselves welcomed back to God’s endless and loving feast and
encouraged to feed others in turn.
Emily Wierenga
EMILY T. WIERENGA is an award-winning journalist, a columnist for the Christian Courier, a blogger, and a commissioned artist. She is also the author of the memoirs Atlas Girl and Making it Home, and the self-help resource Chasing Silhouettes: How to Help a Loved One Battling an Eating Disorder. Her writings have appeared in various print and online publications, including Christianity Today.