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Meet Denver, a man raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana in the 1960s; a man who escaped, hopping a train to wander, homeless, for eighteen years on the streets of Dallas, Texas. No longer a slave, Denver’s life was still hopeless-until God moved. First came a godly woman who prayed, listened, and obeyed. And then came her husband, Ron, an international arts dealer at home in a world of Armani-suited millionaires. And then they all came together.
But slavery takes many forms. Deborah discovers that she has cancer. In the face of possible death, she charges her husband to rescue Denver. Who will be saved, and who will be lost? What is the future for these unlikely three? What is God doing?
This is a story of three very different people whose lives come together in a way that can only be explained as “God ordained”. You will not be able to put the book down. I have a new love and appreciation for the Union Gospel Mission. It is a place where needy people can find food, shelter, love and then come face to face with Jesus.
Same Kind of Different As Me is the emotional tale of their story: a telling of pain and laughter, doubt and tears, dug out between the bondages of this earth and the free possibility of heaven. No reader or listener will ever forget it.
This book touched me in so many ways. I recommend this book, I will say it took me about 50 pages to grab me, but when it did it did not let me go and my heart has been changed a bit more for reading this. I would not read it for its Christian theology, but the heart message is so strong you will need a tissue or a few boxes (in my case). This is a book you walk away thinking about days afterwards.
I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting Denver Moore at the Christian Book Expo. It was a wonderful experience to meet the man behind this powerful true story.
