Everyone knows the African proverb: It Takes A Village To Raise A Child. In reality it takes an entire village of people to support each of us on the journey from birth to death. Personal Village--How to Have People in Your Life by Choice, Not Chance, underscores the urgent need in today's culture to revitalize our personal villages, defines personal village as everyone each individual knows and describes in detail how to create and continually revitalize the personal village for each one of us. Filled with ideas on how to roam in your neighborhood, enhancing the art of creating real intimacy, finding and developing new relationships, the magic of fellowships and small intimate support groups, this book illustrates how to create and nourish friendships and how to establish an intentional family. Written for a wide audience, it is a rich treasure trove of practical suggestions and resources that every reader will find valuable.