A Child Died, a Father Cried...and God Answered!

Warning: You will not find literary genius here, but you will find truth, love, compassion, and real life experience from a man, a husband and a father that has suffered (in my opinion) life's most difficult tragedy- the death of your child. No father, parent is ever prepared for that...no father expects or is ready, or prepared to ever bury their child before them.

At that moment life changes as you knew it-forever.

The question and decision we must make: is that change for the better or for the worse? It really is up to us to decide and other lives depend upon our choices.

I am a father that has walked in those-painful gut wrenching, life altering-shoes.
I put them on daily after I rise to my feet from my knees each morning after asking God for yet another day of His strength for my remaining time on this earth.

One day at a time.

It has now been 52 months since my oldest child of five, Mark Jr. 18, suddenly passed away on July 12, 2005. God instructed me to journal and document those early "valley of the shadow of death" days back in the summer of 2005. He has now released me to take this message of hope and healing in Jesus Christ to the world in print, audio, Internet and visual. I can't explain the peace I have after getting it all off my chest, my mind and my heart and onto "paper".

In my early days I journaled such things as: "book, contents, titles, names, media, Celebration of Life, Message of Hope, etc". All documented on nearly 100 pages in the immediate hours, days and weeks after Marky's passing. I continually wrote down my dreams, visions, signs, etc...most have come true and many are yet to arrive, but are looming.

Why me? I came to a place in my life where I was 100% totally dependent, totally committed-totally reliant upon God for simple things such as breathing, getting out of bed, surviving from one moment to the next. I needed Him wholly and He responded lovingly. He revealed Himself to me in mighty, powerful, life changing ways. Life changing not only for myself, but for thousands thus far and ultimately millions of others. What I reveal are God's promises and answers to the desperate "cries of a father".

God will and does reveal Himself to those that seek Him with 100% dependence and reliance upon Him for EVERYTHING in their lives. EVERYTHING, including praising and thanking Him for each heartbeat and breath you, your children your family loved ones and friends... are granted by Him from moment to moment.

He says "ask, seek, and (you will) find" Matthew 7:7.

The answers God gave me to my cries are revealed and evidenced from Ohio to Florida and around the world over the last four years. The moment I received the middle of the night phone call from my sixteen year old daughter-Carly, "Daddy, Marky is dead..." are shared in the book and is my life's testimony and passion.

That night that I experienced every parent's worst nightmare come true:

"...that your child has passed away."

I am that father and like millions of fathers before me, that cried out to God for help, for answers, for understanding...cries with such simple, yet immensely complex questions seeking answers from God-the creator of the universe and my child-desperate cries such as:

why? how? what? As I struggled to breathe, to rise to my feet, to get dressed and then finally make my way to be with my precious child, my son, my Marky. Alone, in the middle of the night, I stood over my son at the morgue in downtown Akron, Ohio, crying out to God-I receive many of my answers and left that place, forever a changed man.

I will release a series of messages on the status of the book, our ministry efforts in Ohio, Florida and soon to be nationwide and then internationally. I pray this testimony and real life tragedy turned victory inspires you to seek to know who the real Jesus Christ truly is...your eternal life depends upon finding the true answers to that question. I have shared my life's journey in that quest from the mountain top to the death valley experiences.

Book release: A Child Died, a Father Cried...and God Answered!
Book Status: Estimated Publishing and Distribution Date-01/01/2010.
More info on pre-orders, discounts, free books and the first three chapters of the book go to: temporary site: www.TrueTreasuresinLife.com or main site: www.IveGotHope.com