"Her name is happiness"
Subtitle: the inspirational account of the life of Happiness Emejuru
By: by Douglas S. Anderson
Publisher: Xulon Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Longwood, Fla.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781615792412
Subjects: Abused women; Abused wives; Family violence; Biography; Social life and customs; Battered Women; Femmes victimes de violence; Violence familiale; Manners and customs
Description: If you have ever felt like giving up, or that life is too hard, this book is for you. It will encourage you to not give up on God; it will strengthen your ability to see God's hand upon your life, and it will inspire you to cling to the Lord through every storm that comes your way. For a young Nigerian girl named Happiness, life's journey became almost unbearable. She endured refugee status in the Biafra War, an arranged marriage to a man she had never met, being smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border, experiencing the toll of a physically and mentally abusive husband, standing in food lines, and living in a homeless shelter. Through it all, Happiness learned to draw closer to God and today owns her own business and understands her life's purpose. This is a compelling story of the power of destiny on a life surrendered to God, and what amazing things God will do, if we just trust him.
Table of contents: title: Reflections; title: A father's love; title: Building a strong foundation; title: Storm clouds coming; title: Life as a refugee; title: "Boys are bad news"; title: Off to college; title: An arranged marriage; title: Leaving home; title: Detained at the border; title: Enduring a husband's abuse; title: A brief respite in Virginia; title: "What am I going to do?"; title: Sheltered from abuse; title: Unhappy returns; title: Restoring the foundations; title: Daring to dream; title: Dreams placed on hold; title: Hitting bottom; title: Confronting the enemy; title: Snatched from the clutches of death; title: New beginnings; title: Pursuing her dreams; title: Fulfilling her destiny.