While Kneeling At The Altar: My Testimony

By M.J. Branch

On a stroll down memory lane, M.J. (Jean) confronts and reconciles a painful past. Recounting her life from birth to present, she reminisces about a turbulent childhood and surviving her parents' chaotic marriage. Though her path is riddled with many physical and spiritual obstacles, she endures to have a fulfilling existence with a family of her own.M.J. reveals poignant details of strained family relationships, rape, mental illness, abuse, domestic violence, foster care, racism, and ominous encounters with malignant apparitions. Many of these issues are recurring themes spanning multiple generations of her family. While the past contains much despair, M.J. also shares events in which she experiences refuge and solace.Often rescued as a child by her great aunt, Lena Hamilton, and grandmother, Nancy Fuller, she is unknowingly supplied with a secret weapon that fortifies her endurance. Aunt Lena and Grandma Nancy are devout Christians who instill the importance of faith in God in M.J. at a young age. During her cathartic reflections, she realizes the integral roles prayer and faith play in her survival.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1549714325
• ISBN13: 9781549714320
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"