Treasures in Dark Places
One woman, a supernatural God and a mission to the toughest part of India
by Leanna Cinquanta
ABOUT
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Defying the odds, by age fifteen Leanna had become an equestrian champion. Then, in a series of visions and dreams, Jesus appeared to her and revolutionized her life. A few years later, not expecting to return alive, she wrote a will for her parents, left everything behind, and embarked for northern India.
Treasures in Dark Places follows the rigors, heartaches, and miracles of a life propelled by faith into one of the poorest and darkest places on earth. In north India more than 35 million children are orphaned and destitute. Over 25,000 girls are abducted annually for sex trafficking. Dictators and loan sharks force millions into physical slavery while witch doctors and centuries old idol worship imprison even more in spiritual bondage.
God’s heart breaks for them. And in His great mercy, He called one unlikely young woman to shine His light in this dark place.
With warmth and disarming honesty, Leanna Cinquanta shares the trials and triumphs of living hand-in-hand with God, invading the darkness and liberating His treasures. You will be amazed and encouraged at how the supernatural love of Jesus can transform not just one heart, but the hearts of a nation.
“This story will stir your faith, capture your heart, and renew your vision to believe for the impossible. Read it at your own risk; there’s no telling what God might call forth in your own life.”
– Rev. Gary Wilkerson, World Challenge
“You have a fabulous gift for storytelling. This book is absolutely riveting!”
– Christy Philippe, freelance writer and editor, HarperCollins, TimeWarner, Thomas Nelson, Baker Books, Chosen Books and Random House
“I remember Leanna as a wide-eyed 23-year-old who came to YWAM Denver eager to find her place in God’s Kingdom. From the very start she displayed a wholehearted passion to help others. Her life is a testament to this fact: God will use anyone whose life is completely surrendered to Him. You won’t be able to put this book down until you’ve read the very last page.”
– Peter Warren, director, Youth With A Mission Denver
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Dr. Leanna
Cinquanta
Leanna is a philanthropist, motivational speaker, business woman, equestrian and the founder of two organizations, WIN and WIN Life, based in Colorado, USA.
Leanna remembers her father looking into her face and saying, "You can do anything you want to if you want to do it bad enough!" Her life is a testimony of this truth. Her father taught her to fly a plane when she was nine years old and her mom Kathy home-schooled her until high school. By age fourteen she had helped her parents design and build four homes. By sixteen, with a handicapped horse and very little instruction, she became the youngest rider in her region to win a national equestrian championship.
At age fifteen Leanna had a personal experience with Jesus and became a committed follower of Christ. In 1996 she went to northern India and began living directly with the native people in the small towns and villages. She subjected herself to the rigors of a developing nation including drinking putrid water from village wells and surviving on rice and lentils. Seeing her love and willingness to live like one of them, the native people gave her the name “Jyoti” saying “you brought light and hope into our difficult lives.” In 1997 Leanna founded the organization that would become WIN to share the love of Christ and to provide education and a brighter future to needy children. Today, 22 years later, that work has resulted in hundreds of thousands of lives transformed. The story is now a book titled Treasures in Dark Places.
With the founding of WIN in 2019, Leanna is following the heart of God to ignite hope, healing, and transformation across entire communities and nations.