The author shares the story of her four years as a volunteer at an orphanage in rural China, the one-child policy that created hundreds of abandoned infants, and the children she came to know, love, and care for.

Loving the Silent Tears is more than a musical. It is a celebration. This remarkable show rejoices in the diversity of our world: Sixteen vibrant global cultures are presented through soaring music, astounding sets and costumes, and an impressive cast of singers and dancers. Moving deeper, the musical’s book and lyrics weave the entrancing story of a magical journey and the crisscrossing paths of an older, disenchanted woman and a lost young man propelled on the way to self-discovery. It is a search for a meaningful existence and ultimately, an exaltation of finding peace within ourselves. Musical theatre has always conveyed tales of love, ambition, and adversity through song and dance. With a topic that’s more unique than most, this musical is particularly deep yet highly entertaining. The theme revolves around the innate human longing to contact a higher power, or in the poet’s words, “Loving the silent tears for You more than the diamonds of the world.” Good theatre invites us to think, to question, and to aspire. Loving the Silent Tears does just that, providing aesthetic gratification while planting the seeds for further reflection.

If you have been on an emotional rollercoaster, and you’re ready for change, then this is the Bible Study for you. If you are stable in your relationship with God and your loved ones, then this Bible Study will benefit your spiritual growth. God Hears Your Silent Cry tackles some tuff issues that need to be addressed; such as, depression, defeat, and sexual bonds. As you read this Bible Study, allow God to minister to your heart, so that you can learn to live a victorious life. God bless!

The inspirational sermons of the old Negro preachers are set down as poetry in this collection -- a classic for more than forty years, frequently dramatized, recorded, and anthologized. Mr. Johnson tells in his preface of hearing these same themes treated by famous preachers in his youth; some of the sermons are still current, and like the spirituals they have taken a significant place in black folk art. In transmuting their essence into original and moving poetry, the author has also ensured the survival of a great oral tradition. Book jacket.

Does God hear us when we cry to Him in the silence of our hearts? Gary Taylor is like most drug addicts. He's insolent, manipulative, untrusting, and secretive; but there's one secret he has never told even his brother. The secret's out when his parents, Frank and Charlene Taylor, are forced into their last resort for intervention. How could this kind of thing exist in a God-fearing family like theirs? What went wrong? Where do they begin? The devastating effects of this unfolding secret disrupts all their lives. Their recovery journey begins in Gary's high school years. Each member of the Taylor family reveals their own secrets and learns from a God they thought they knew.