Saturday, 9 December 2017

Book Review - From Pastor to a Psych Ward

Book Review - From Pastor to a Psych Ward... by Steve Austin

What can I say, but Wow! Having read this book page upon page one can only feel it deep within one’s heart the sadness, the hurt and pain one can go through in life. At my age I was close to tears seeing what Steve overcame in this journey with mental illness. His ups and downs, his own pain and joy; I felt it all. This book is written in essays, but I see a great prose style here. It is to me, my own opinion, rather a very deep and touching testimony of a man who journeyed through childhood to adulthood with much pain, trials and a life which nearly ended in tragedy – but did not. God was there all the time. His grace saved Steve and healed his marriage to wife Lindsey. Blessed with two children, Steve [the author] told a story that pierces into our hearts and minds.

A book definitely worth purchasing and reading. And I thought that my life’s journey was something to boast about and how God saved me. It doesn’t even compare to Steve’s journey. I rate this book 5 stars [and if I could it would be 10 stars]. A life from a Christian journey [whether righteous or not] to a young pastor who attempted suicide that failed, landing up in a psych ward and the journey it took to a point of being ALIVE again; the healing process had started and still continues. To me this is a “living and ongoing” testimony that should be told to the world, even to other pastors and churches. I couldn’t stop reading and I felt like I was right there. What a read! It was worth every page. You must get it and find out yourself. Well done Steve for such a great book [I skipped the checking of spelling and tenses mistakes as there were some] and speaking out your life and journey related to mental illness.

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