Jane recommended a fantastic book!
These are the real-life memoirs of millionaire art dealer Ron Hall and homeless former cotton-picker Denver Moore.
Moore, shuffled from place to place growing up in a surprisingly slave-friendly Louisiana in the 1940's, ultimately hops a train to Texas and runs afoul enough of the law to spend a decade in prison.
Hall, a lower middle-class kid whose talents lead him to material glory, has the kind of angst toward the less fortunate not uncommon by those in his situation.
What they have in common is Deborah, Ron's wife who eschews the riches of her life and colorfully envisions a bright future for the homeless. Persistent and bold, she becomes a fixture of the homeless community, starting with weekly volunteerism at the shelter.
But this is more than the tale of two unlikely friends, each writing in a style befitting his education. It's a book of spiritual inspiration starting with Deborah's vision in which Denver, by that time a hardened cuss, becomes a pillar of the community. As that vision slowly becomes reality, life's twists and turns test the faith of all to the extreme.
I could hardly put this thing down. Find a way to read this if you can. Thanks Jane!
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I told you! Some books have a way of changing you forever. Might I recommend another? "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peac...One School at a Time" by Greg Mortensen.
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