“Can I have hope in what appears to be a hopeless situation?” is the question confronting a vast number of Christians today. As Christians, we know all of the right words to say when an unexpected storm enters our life, but living what we profess becomes a challenge when it appears that God is not hearing our prayers. I have learned that it is easy to trust God when life is going well. However, can we trust Him when we find ourselves in the midst of a storm and Jesus appears to be sleeping? This is the situation that most Christians will encounter at least once in their life. Painful, uncertain and unpredictable situations will enable us to experience an attribute or characteristic of God that we have never experienced. Therefore, my book, Ambushed: An Uplifting Memoir by a Determined Man is written to help readers realize that they should never lose hope. Beginning with the definition of two simple words; cope and unexpected, this book tells a true story of the mental and emotional impact that came along with dealing with an unexpected disease that took residence in my wife’s life and became a new member of our family. The journey is presented as a continuing education program at Life on Earth University (LOEU) where each chapter is a required course at LOEU. As such, each chapter opens with a course syllabus which outlines the purpose and intent of the course. This journey of dealing with the unexpected has been both a revelatory and transformational spiritual experience. It is a journey that is still in progress as I equate myself to a flower, in that I must grow where life has planted me. It is with these thoughts that the ultimate purpose of this book is to encourage others that they may never allow their situation to cause them to give up on God because God doesn’t give up on us. Therefore, it is because of the life of Christ and this situation that I have transitioned from asking “Why Me” to “Why Not Me.” Simply stated, readers are encouraged to allow their umbrella to be their smile when life brings them unexpected rain. Readers will come to understand that their best blessing can come from their worse predicament. Individuals will conclude that they must always look for a miracle in their unexpected situation. Upon completing the book, readers will be offered an opportunity to take a 40 Day Spiritual Journey (included in book). Each day will be comprised of three major sections, those being Biblical Wisdom, Questions to Ponder, and Scripture for Meditation. Readers are encouraged to spend 40 days with God and allow Him to take them to place they have never been. Readers are asked to remove any and all distractions that could possibly interfere with the spiritual journey that God has reserved just for them. It is with these thoughts that readers are informed that their ticket has been purchased, seat has been reserved, and now it’s time for them to come aboard and prepare for the spiritual journey that will provide them an experience of a life time – one they will never forget.