02.12.09
Same Kind of Different As Me
Thomas Nelson offered this book as a bonus. I am so glad they did because I might not have elected to read it and then would have missed something wonderful. This book will engage your emotions in completely unexpected ways.
This is the story of two very different men. Denver was brought up in Louisiana, in a kind of slavery that was supposed to have ended a hundred years prior to his birth. Denver left Louisiana by jumping a freight train and ended up in Dallas, homeless and alone.
Ron was living the American dream, having steadily moved through a series of jobs until he achieved success as an art dealer. While Ron was in love with the lifestyle his new business offered, his wife Debbie was less enthralled.
Ron and Denver were brought together through the efforts of Ron’s wife. Initially, neither man was excited about the relationship, but it slowly blossomed into an unusual friendship that was to have life altering results for both of them. Midway through the book Debbie is diagnosed with cancer and we see the struggle to defeat the disease and the effect of the struggle on both men and on their friendship. The dynamic changes several times as first Ron and then Denver offers support through the ordeal.
Take time to read this book. It will give you new insights into the world of the homeless as well as into the lives of those who are still in the grip of economic slavery.