Survivor Corps and Jerry White’s book, I Will Not Be Broken
Nobel Prize winner Jerry White is the co-founder of Survivor Corps and the author of I Will Not Be Broken. The inspirational book shares his story of how he dealt with being injured by a landmine and his journey in leading his own life and others to help those like himself in countries all over the world. You will find some inspiration here, for sure. In the book, five steps are laid out by White. Here is an excerpt:
“The Five Steps on our survivor journey offer a way not just to
recover, not just to survive, but to thrive. Step by step, we find
power to convert our dates—the days that change us—to become more than
we were before the illness or the accident. We understand survivorship
is anything but linear: it’s a process that involves three steps
forward, a flashback or two, and then a leap ahead. Each of us is a
mixed breed of survivor and victim. Some days we can exhibit healthy
survivor behavior and then reveal less attractive victim behavior the
next. No one is perfectly resilient or consistent. But we progress, day
by day, step by step, if we want.”
There is not on overtly Christian message in what White writes. I need
to say this for my readers since my blog here has reviewed explicitly
Christian books for the most part. (I must also disclose that I was
given a book after correspondence from the Survivor Corps people–which
is one customary perk bloggers can claim at times).
What I think I can glean from all of this is that this cause is one
that as a Christian I want to share with you. So, I am. Click over
to Survivor Corps for more information on this amazing charitable organization.
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