The Precious Gift
GIVESENDGO CAMPAIGN
History remembers who built the table first.
A book, a study guide, and a journal for the journey from shame to wholeness.
The Precious Gift
History remembers who built the table first.
A book, a study guide, and a journal for the journey from shame to wholeness.
There is a woman in Luke 7 whose name we never learn. She walks into a room she was never supposed to enter. She carries something precious. She breaks it open. She does not say a word. She does not need to.
This book is about her. And it is about you.
The Precious Gift is a formation ecosystem — a book, a 13-week study guide, and a 30-day journal — designed to walk you from the weight of shame into the freedom of a true name. It is not a self-help book. It is not a quick devotional. It is a sustained, deeply personal journey — written by someone who has lived between cultures, carried shame across continents, and discovered that the Gospel has always been more scandalous than we were told.
The Witness Wall
Here’s what early readers said — before a single copy was printed.
“Shame, Joe Asiba painfully reminds us, is in the ‘air we breathe.’ The Precious Gift is a compelling story of personal struggles and pedagogical signposts with no claims to easy victories. Joe confronts the tyranny of shame with candour, vulnerability, and creativity. In a world dominated by celebrity quick-fix solutions to complex problems, Joe calls for deep reflection on how unhealed wounds leak into everything we touch.”
“The Precious Gift is no longer Joe’s story. We have received the gift, and it is now our story.”
Dr. Babu Ayindo
Storyteller, Teacher & leading scholar-practitioner in decolonial peacebuilding and arts-based trauma healing
“The Precious Gift offers a radical path from shame to wholeness, weaving Joe’s own story of devastating failure with a deep analysis of the biblical woman who anointed Jesus. This book reveals an ancient blueprint for transformation. It’s an invitation to trespass into forbidden spaces, break the containers of our false identities, and receive the one gift we can’t earn: a new beginning with our Creator.”
Iona Rossely
Author of Racing on Empty & The Unexpected
“It’s emotionally powerful, uniquely structured, intellectually rich, and spiritually trustworthy — the kind of book that gives the reader a felt experience of transformation.”
Collins M. — Nairobi, Kenya
“I was physically transported into a 2,000 year old story. This is the best book I’ve ever read. God bless you.”
Calvin Karuiki — Director, Didache Sales
“When you finish a chapter you want to just sit and think. The action steps are very practical. I’ve read books on shame — this book goes even deeper.”
Reader — Nairobi, Kenya
“Vulnerability is the glue in the manuscript. This book is for the Lord’s wounded soldiers. We really need more of this.”
Pastor — Kenya
Who Needs This Book?
Pastors · Leaders · Ministers · Theology Students · Bible Study Leaders · Anyone exhausted by the constant need to perform for validation · Christians running in religious works yet scared to engage in vulnerable relationship · Every individual who wants to live in the resurrected power of the Cross.
📖 The Book
The Precious Gift: Finding Wholeness in a World of Shame. 10 chapters. Honor-shame theological framework. The unnamed woman of Luke 7 as the central narrative thread.
📗 The Study Guide
13 weeks of guided group study. For small groups, churches, counselling cohorts, and ministry teams. Includes facilitator notes, discussion questions, and application exercises.
📔 The Journal
30 days of daily practice. Individual transformation work. Writing prompts, identity declarations, and reflective exercises for personal use.
🌐 The Companion Hub
Digital resources: audio meditations, worksheets, facilitator guides, and group discussion materials. Unlocked with every tier.
All three physical products launch simultaneously on May 9, 2026 — World Mental Health Awareness Month.
Every tier includes Companion Hub access. Pick the level that matches your journey.
Digital Track — Global, Instant Delivery
Tier 1
Global readers · Mobile-first backers
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KSh 3,300
International readers · Digital-first leaders
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Physical Personal Track
Tier 3A
KSh 2,250
The most affordable way to hold the book
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KSh 3,500
Physical book + digital on the go
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KSh 4,000
Read the story. Journal the journey.
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KSh 7,000
Everything in print and on your device
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Tier 5
KSh 6,000
Pastors · Group leaders · Counsellors
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KSh 6,750
The full formation journey
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KSh 13,250
Leaders multiplying the journey
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Tier 8
KSh 39,000
Limited to 10 backers
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KSh 97,500
Pilot deployment — churches & organisations
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KSh 175,000
Multi-group institutional use
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BACK THIS TIER →Institutional enquiries above $1,350: email hello@joeasiba.com after May 1, 2026.
Kenya & East Africa
Printed and shipped locally from Nairobi. Shipping included.
UK, USA & Europe
Fulfilled via local print-on-demand — no international shipping cost to you.
India
Local print edition available via Draft2Digital (D2D). Digital Ecosystem tier recommended for fastest delivery.
Gulf, Middle East & Rest of World
A shipping contribution will be requested in your backer survey after the campaign closes.
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"We have done the work before asking for your trust. The manuscript is complete. The study guide and journal are complete. Print specifications are locked."
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