The Blessing of You

Mark Batterson is the lead visionary of National Community Church in Washington, DC. One church with a network of churches, National owns and operates Ebenezers Coffeehouse, the DC Dream Center, the Culture House, and the Capital Turnaround. Mark holds a doctor of ministry degree from Regent University and is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five books, including A Million Little Miracles, Win the Day, The Circle Maker, and Chase the Lion. He has also authored the children’s books The Best Worst Day Ever and God Speaks in Whispers with his daughter, Summer Batterson Dailey. Mark and his wife, Lora, live on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Summer Batterson Dailey is a recent graduate of Southeastern University and is working as a social worker in Washington, D.C.

Benedetta Capriotti, illustrator of Wild Bios: William Sheepspeare, attended a professional school of fashion and technical drawing before joining the illustration class at the International School of Comics in Rome.