What Belief Can Do
How God Turned My Pain into Power and Tragedy into Triumph--and How He Can Do the Same for You
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Publisher Description
“Riveting.” -Publishers Weekly
Ron Archer’s story will inspire you to trust God with the impediments
facing you, whether big or small. Born to a biracial teenage mother
forced by poverty to become a call girl, he survived an abortion his mother’s
pimp forced her to have.
Abused by some, bullied by others, and rejected by a stepfather, Ron
was a stutterer, a bed-wetter, and an overweight kid who banged his head
against the wall to knock himself to sleep at night. At age ten, he decided
to take his own life.
The gun did not fire.
Afterward, a schoolteacher and a widowed neighbor stepped in and shared
the love of God with him—forever changing his life.
In this message-driven memoir, Archer shows readers how regardless of
background and experiences, God can transform your pain into power and
your misery into ministry.
In What Belief Can Do, readers will discover:
• Everything we go through in life is a down payment on our destiny.
• We are conceived and born with a divine design.
• Loving, caring people who mentor a child can change his or her life.
• Sometimes our greatest blessings are contained in our greatest challenges.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In his gritty debut, inspirational speaker Archer shares the story of his hardscrabble childhood and how it brought him to God's grace. Born in 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio, Archer faced a litany of obstacles growing up: his teenage former prostitute mother had attempted to abort him; his home life is rife with abuse; he is sexually abused by a neighbor; and classmates ridicule him for his stutter. At the age of 10, he unsuccessfully attempts suicide. But a teacher changes the trajectory of Archer's life by helping him master the spoken word and find faith in God. With his newfound sense of identity, purpose, and community, 16-year-old Archer becomes a part-time preacher at Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Cleveland, where he helps lead his sister and mother to faith. Archer, who is African-American, then becomes senior class president and valedictorian of his 98% white private school. Peppered with observations on the cycle of poverty and racial prejudice and how he overcame both Archer's memoir is riveting, instructive, and will appeal to Christian readers looking for an inspirational story.
