Stumbling Blocks to Stepping Stones - Rudy Raymond Simmons

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Résumé :
We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. - Martin Luther King Jr. The odds were stacked against me from the start. Raised in poverty with a father who rejected his children, my teachers and the police were convinced I had no future and would wind up in prison. As I battled addiction and depression and dabbled with crime, all the while haunted by defeat, my path seemed set. But God had other plans, and over time, he turned every stumbling block that had been thrown my way into a stepping stone toward success. This raw, real story follows an underdog on an unbelievable journey from the streets to the pulpit. From divorce and adultery to burnout and suicide. From total bankruptcy to millionaire success. Stumbling Blocks to Stepping Stones is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. More than a memoir, it's an inspirational roadmap for getting up after life knocks you down. It also proves that circumstances don't define you and that with faith, anything is possible. If you're facing what seems like insurmountable odds, this book will encourage you to keep going. If you need hope to defeat the voices of discouragement, this motivational true story shows it's never too late to turn any stumbling block into a stepping stone that will lead you toward peace, happiness, and fulfillment. No matter how far down you are, a greater power is at work that can lift you higher than you ever imagined. When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. - Franklin D. Roosevelt....

Sommaire:
The youngest of ten children, Rudy Simmons was born in 1957 in Deer Lake, Newfoundland. After a troubled childhood stamped by poverty and neglect, he attended vocational school for heavy equipment repair, after which he founded R&J Excavation Ltd. Feeling the call to full-time ministry a few years later, he pastored two churches, then became a street chaplain in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After experiencing burnout and hospitalization, in 1990 he started over by building Simmons Tractor Limited (www.simmonstractors.com) into the successful business he still owns today. Now retired, Rudy and his wife, Glad, of twenty-nine years, splits their time between Grand Lake Wellington, Nova Scotia, and Florida. Through life's twists and turns, Rudy transformed stumbling blocks into stepping stones, a story he now shares to inspire others!...