Ella Rodgers

R.a.w.- God, Grits, and More Ella Rodgers

"I gave you to the Lord, son." "Why, Dad? Don't you remember telling me how hard you and Mom prayed to have me? You asked for me, didn't you? Now you're giving me back! Don't you want me anymore?" Despite his best efforts, Dr. Williams discovered that he was not in control of the steps or order of his life. Innately, he knew that he would one day become a minister. However, he did not know the unbelievable territory through which his journey would take him. He candidly shares the real story behind the ephemeral earthly glory of God's messenger. Discover how he arrived at death's door and what enabled him to find life's door again. Experience his story of laughter, tears, sacrifice, pain, and friendships won and lost. View his "wilderness experience" amid the crowd, his isolation among his own, and the ultimate victory not of his making. Growing up in Houston, Texas during a time of radical social change and poverty, Dr. Williams overcame the hurdles of his environment, his health, and his speech in ways that even he did not comprehend. Share with him grit(s) of every conceivable nature. Experience the traumas, joys, and threshings he experienced on his journey to his calling. This touching story will inspire you to deeper convictions that God is indeed an ever-present help, regardless of whom we are, regardless of where we live, regardless of what we think we know, regardless of . . .