Proceeds for Africa: project turns writer into independent publisher helping church auxiliary channel funds to assist children. (self publishing).A year ago, Trevy A. McDonald was buildng a successful writing career and publishing her books through her company, Reyomi Publishing. Now, not only is she publishing other authors, she is offering a book that will support the children orphaned or·phan n. 1. a. A child whose parents are dead. b. A child who has been deprived of parental care and has not been adopted. 2. A young animal without a mother. 3. by the AIDS pandemic Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has led to the deaths of more than 25 million people since it was first recognized in 1981, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. in southern Africa
adj. 1. Of or relating to inspiration. 2. Providing or intended to convey inspiration. 3. Resulting from inspiration. anthology. McDonald, author of Time Will Tell and the president of Reyomi, first got the idea for this book several years ago. "In 1999, my mother and I returned home from church one day and after listening to the inspiring testimonies that morning, I told my mom that I wanted to publish a book of testimonies, but only if it would support a charity," says McDonald. Fast-forward to 2000, where McDonald attended the annual Chicago Conference for the African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist denomination (see Methodism). It was established in 1816 in Philadelphia with Richard Allen as its first bishop. In 1991 there were about 3.5 million members in the United States. . She was at her vendor's table selling books when Joan Cousin, the Episcopal e·pis·co·pal adj. 1. Of or relating to a bishop. 2. Of, relating to, or involving church government by bishops. 3. Episcopal Of or relating to the Episcopal Church. Supervisor for the 4th District approached her. After chatting for just a few minutes, Cousin asked McDonald if she was a publisher. "I've only published my own books," McDonald replied. To which Cousin said, "Well, I'm doing a book of testimonies, and we need you to publish it. This is a missionary Missionary Aubrey, Father converts savages to Christianity. [Fr. Lit.: Atala] Boniface, St. missionary to the German infidels in 8th century. [Christian Hagiog.: Brewster, 271] Davidson, Rev. project," Cousin continued. "All of the proceeds will go to A More Excellent Way, our women's missionary society." McDonald recalled the conversation with her mother, and readily agreed to lead the project. The call went out for stories and the book was published in February 2003. "This was a natural match for me," McDonald said. "Not only was it my dream, but my own life experiences helped me to understand what Ms. Cousin was trying to accomplish. So many times in my life I've stepped out on faith, for example, when I started my publishing company. I went to God. I was able to get my company started. When I needed books and didn't have them, God made a way every time." How We Got Over is her first independent publishing project. "And it won't end here," McDonald says. "I plan on this becoming a series. Already, we are at the beginning stages of Triumph Over Tragedy." Her first objective is to raise funds for A More Excellent Way, an arm of the 4th Episcopal District Women's Missionary Society. McDonald says, "The mission of A More Excellent Way is to respond to the needs of our sisters, brothers and children--especially the children who are orphaned as a result of the AIDS epidemic in southern Africa." McDonald's goal is to sell 10,000 books per month through stores, churches and other organizations. That's aggressive, but an objective she predicts she can achieve. How We Got Over is a stirring collection of more than 50 testimonies where the contributors (who donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. their time and stories) bear witness to the goodness of God, as they share experiences about the evidence of His power in their lives. Each story read will be life changing, not only for the reader, but also for each child in Africa who is helped by this humanitarian project. --Victoria Christopher Murray author of Joy and Temptation, is a partner in the Christian fiction anthology Blessed Assurance Blessed Assurance is a Christian hymn with lyrics written in 1873 by Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915) to Phoebe P. Knapp's (1839-1908) tune known as “Assurance”. The syllabic meter is 9.10.9.9 with a refrain of 9.9.9.9. The musical meter is 9/8. . |
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