How We Got Over - Trevy A. McDonald and Bettye J. Allen, Editors

Rating:   PENS!!!!
 

Testifyrific!

How We Got Over: Testimonies of Faith, Hope, and Courage is a collection of inspirational testimonies from a motley of Africans of the Diaspora, from as near as Atlanta, Georgia to as far as South Africa. Proceeds from the book support AIDS orphans in Southern Africa. The testimonials are broken down in four categories: faith, hope, courage and listening to our elders.

I gave this compilation a 4.0 rating mainly for lack of testimonial diversity. The book reads more like a devotional guide without a daily prayer and recommended reading section. McDonald has presented some nice testimonies that can encourage anyone seeking guidance.

Although I applaud the editors’ effort in pulling these testimonials together, this book could have a greater use than what it has now. The editors could have made sure that each testimony was crisp and tight enough to be to the point. Sometimes I found myself speed-reading to get to the heart of the testimony.

My favorite excerpt from this book was written by Lorenzo Robertson, best selling author and co-executive director of Operation Hope, a nonprofit AIDS service organization in Tampa, FLA:

Hearing the doctor say, "You’ve got AIDS," changed my life forever…I am not mad-I’m a miracle.

This book is great for gifts, light reading and church groups. My mother enjoyed the testimonies as well as I, and I know others will, too. Buy this book to support the AIDS effort and to serve as a supplement to your bible study.
 

Dee Stewart

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