For the Glory of God

About the Book

Kimberly decided to go to one of the bars to earn a little money and she began 'to drink heavily. When she arrived at her room, she slipped in and fell across the bed in a drunken stupor. A noise awakened her. She vividly details in her book how she envisioned God and the Devil fighting for her soul. As she watched this tug of war, she marveled at the fact that God was winning his fight with the devil. She drifted off into a deep sleep. The next morning when she awakened, she opened her window to let fresh air into her room. She remembers that she felt no pain, her hostility had vanished, replaced by a feeling of love. Her tired body no longer ached and her spirit was renewed. She felt at peace with the world and the desire for liquor had completed left her. Kimberly's many horrific experiences, her brushes with death, and her hopelessness, and her final commitment to God are graphically written in her book entitled: "For the Glory of God." Her story is an inspiration for all of us. .

About the Author

Kimberly Wilson is part African-American and Native-American Indian. Her Indian mother was unable to care for her. Her father's mother took the baby and raised her until she was fifteen years of age. Her grandmother, whom Kimberly dearly loved, taught her to be a lady, to attend Church and to love God and everyone. Her grandmother's health began to fail and she could no longer take care of Kimberly. Therefore, she was sent to her father who lived in Long Island, New York. The abuse by her father and stepmother began Kimberly's horrible life for ten years on the streets of New York. Her father had a drinking problem and he would unmercifully beat her for no apparent reason. The stepmother was extremely cruel to her and resented her presence in the home. Finally, her father had to choose between Kimberly and the stepmother, so at the tender age of 16, she was thrown out of the home. With no one to help her, Kimberly made her way to Mott Street in Chinatown where she found a room. Thus she began a downward spiral that led her to drink and to live on the streets for the next ten years of her life. She could not obtain a decent job because her education was incomplete and she found work in shady bars and crack houses as a topless dancer. Her book is replete with the horrible experiences she endured, including hunger, homelessness, and abuse at the hands of unsavory people. She was headed for destruction because of her lifestyle which included heavy drinking. Kimberly never became addicted to drugs, but her close friend was a drug addict. However, this friend encountered some Christians who helped her overcome her drug addiction and she became a "bornagain-Christian." She sought out Kimberly and finally persuaded her to go to the Volunteers of America to seek refuge. Finally, Kimberly did so and was assigned a nice clean room. They trained her to become a receptionist and gave her room and board, but no money.