Paul Locke A. Granadosin’s life was never intended to be a career. It was a promise of total commitment to the Lord. From the sugarcane plantations of Hawaii to the foxholes of the Philippines at war, his path was built on survival and the weight of a divine calling.

In this autobiography, the first Filipino ever elected as a “Bishop for Life” recounts a journey of radical obedience. Granadosin holds the historic distinction of being the only man to lead the entire United Methodist Church of the Philippines alone, carrying the responsibility of a nation through the years of Martial Law.

Follow a soldier who hid weapons inside guitars to fool patrols and a young pastor, initially rejected for his halting Tagalog, who found the heart of God in a Quonset hut church where the floorboards shook like a drum. From surviving heart attacks to returning from the United States to lead relief efforts after a mountain-moving earthquake, this is a testament to a man who lived as a voice for the marginalized.

Bishop in the Muddy Boots is a map for endurance and an honest account of what it means to say "yes" to God, no matter where the trail leads.