The Defenders: Rise of the Perfected

By Mandy Cha'rae Horning

EXPERIENCE THREE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES INTHE DEFENDERS :RISE OF THE PERFECTED!
Born with God - given powers that make them stonger, fasterdifferent. As students of Captain Justice at Strongs Academy for the Gifted, these young super-humans must learn to use their abilities to save the world from the dark forces seeking to control it! Defending the Innocent : Fifteen-year old Kayla Stevens possesses the ability to transform into water! After years of hiding her power, Kayla joins the Defenders and becomes Aqua Girl. Kayla is happy to finally use her gift for God, but when her first mission arrives, will she be ready? Dark Past: Ferocity is haunted by memories from her childhood, memories that cause her to doubt her very salvation. A former assassin with animal-like agility and strength, Ferocity is no stranger to danger. But will she be able to escape her past? Power Up! : Jackie Masters was looking forward to a relaxing vacation with her Dad. Yeah Right! Her vacation turns into an electric rescue mission as Jackie (a.k.a. Powerhouse) comes face to face with ruthless shape-changing bounty hunter Guile, who has been paid to kill a senator. Will Powerhouse and her friends triumph, or will evil emerge victorious? Discover the Love and Power of God in these exciting tales of what God can do through kids like you! Step into THE DEFENDERS : RISE OF THE PERFECTED!

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 30, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477253267

Mandy Cha'rae Horning

Mandy Cha’Rae Horning is the author of The Defenders: Rise of the Perfected and has also written a children’s book on purity entitled Cinderella’s Story. Mandy was born September 20th, 1991 and resides in Ostrander, MN in the country. Her mom is the pastor of End-Time Revival Church and Mandy has been ordained through that great ministry. Mandy desires to bring in a great harvest of souls through film and television and for people to feel the power of God, be set free, healed, baptized in the Holy Spirit and trained in righteousness through them. Most of all, she longs to show others how good God is so they’ll fall in love with Jesus, too. When not spending time with Jesus, Mandy enjoys being with her family, watching old movies and old TV shows (especially sci-fi, Batman, The Big Valley, Wonder Woman, Bonanza and X-Men cartoons). Mandy also enjoys collecting toys and knick-knacks. Her favorite animals are cats, dogs and dinosaurs! She and her family have three pets, a female Pekingese dog named Glory and two Persian cats named Smokey and Mr. Victory Mojiggy.

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© 2012 by Mandy Cha’rae Horning. All rights reserved.

Illustrations by Dwain Esper in both locations

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Published by AuthorHouse 09/28/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4772-5328-1 (sc)

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ISBN: 978-1-4772-5326-7 (e)

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CONTENTS

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

PRAYER FOR SALVATION

DEDICATION

For my Jesus, My Friend, Father, Protector, Healer, Matchmaker and Guide. Words are insufficient to fully express my love for you, but by your grace I’ll do the best that I can. You’ve never left me, even when others have. You’ve brought me up from the depths of depression and healed my broken heart. You have given me anointing, purpose and made me a useful creature. You’ve given me direction. I know where I’m going. You heal and protect my family. You’re closer than a brother. I could go on for eternity! Thank you for making me a superhero and I pray you do the same for all who read this book. One day I will worship you in the throne room of Heaven, but for now I’ll worship you here, in word and deed. I’d be forever lost without You. B.F.F. (Best Friends Forever)!

Finally, to all young hearts that yearn for adventure, long for truth, and are starving for love, this work is compassionately dedicated.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I want to thank my God for giving me an imagination and the anointing and grace to use it for His glory. Thanks for hours of fun in the 4.5 Acre Wood with Jimmy Weedmonster and all of his friends. Thank you for seeing a lonely little girl and giving her a sister to play, laugh and love you with. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for believing in me and most of all for believing in Jesus. Mom, for teaching me faith and showing me it’s okay to have fun, especially in church. You’re a great pastor!

Dad, for instilling in me a love for God’s commandments, a sense of moral values and a fondness for history, all of which will prove invaluable in the years to come. I’m proud to be your daughter.

My little sister Marissa, for teaching me responsibility and its rewards. I’ll be a wonderful mom someday after changing your diapers! Thank you for loving me in spite of my funny ways and even loving me for them. Thanks for laughing with me about things no on else would. Most importantly,for loving and respecting Jesus.

My sincerest Gratitude to Kellie Copeland Swisher for teaching me about purity and to Bill Matthews for teaching me I can even believe my God for a husband.

Last but not least I would like to thank the man of my dreams for waiting for me and praying for me. Though we have yet to meet, we are joined at the heart by faith (Heb. 11:1). I’m excited to meet you and I love you!

PREFACE

It is a time of evil, the hour when darkness reigns. The people have been abused, mislead, cheated, taken advantage of and abandoned. Belief has been exchanged for doubt, wisdom for madness, compassion for coldness, forgiveness for bitterness. Love has been replaced by hatred, purity by immorality, life by death. Lies have replaced the Truth, innocence has been lost. Innocent children have been murdered, sacrificed to Satan on the altar of selfishness. Even the chosen have faltered, fallen in apathy, disbelief and sin. God has been called a murderer, His holy Name maligned throughout the millennia. Men and governments call Good evil and Evil, good. Hearts have been broken, hope shattered. Yet out of the Darkness have arisen the broken, lonely, and mistreated. They once followed the crowd on the broad road to Hell, they knew only darkness until they saw…

The Light!!!

They were broken and Jesus has healed them. Jesus has given them joy for pain, peace for infirmity, health instead of sickness and disease. Life in the place of death. He has taken their weakness and frailty and given them power and might. All they have to give is their lives.

They’ve been given authority over evil and they will use it to the Glory of God. They have dedicated their lives to giving others Jesus, defending the innocent, helping the poor and setting the captives free. Wherever the forces of Evil are poised to strike, they’ll be there, ready. And they will not be alone. They are more than conquerors through Him who loves them. They have pledged to use their abilities for the advancement of His Kingdom. They are… The DEFENDERS!

CHAPTER I

DEFENDING THE INNOCENT

Kayla Stevens was the youngest child in a family of three daughters. Kayla’s mother, Sandra, had been a nurse prior to marrying Dan Stevens. Once married, Sandra felt God was calling her to stay home and focus on raising a family. Kayla’s father was a fireman who nearly lost his life during the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers in New York. Although only a small child at the time, Kayla could remember all too well the sight of the two mammoth towers crumbling on the news after being struck by hijacked airplanes. Kayla, her family and millions of Americans watched in shock and horror as some victims of the vicious surprise attack jumped from windows many stories high, desperate to escape the raging inferno. They escaped the flames, only to plummet to their deaths. Later, Kayla and her family learned there had been two other planes, one of which crashed into the Pentagon. The other crash landed in a field in Pennsylvania. It was only by the Grace of God and the bravery of its passengers that this plane was stopped from fulfilling its Kamikaze mission. God only knows where it was to strike.

These four planes had been hijacked by Muslims, members of a violent religion known as Islam. A religion that sanctions deceit, commands the murder of all those who do not follow the teachings of Muhammad and places its women in a position of inferiority. Those most faithful to Islamic god Allah are willing to sacrifice their own lives in suicidal terrorist attacks, an act they believe guarantees their place in Muslim heaven where they will be rewarded if they die in the name of Allah. (John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He (the devil) was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.)

Kayla’s father, Dan, had been one of the many trapped beneath the rubble of the Twin Towers, fighting to survive. He was missing for nearly two days until he and the civilian in his care were recovered by a rescue team. Dan and a young black fireman had attempted to lead six people to safety when suddenly the ceiling caved in on them all, cutting off Dan’s escape and that of the only remaining civilian. Dan’s best friend, the young black fireman, had been crushed along with the other five civilians. Kayla, her family and their church were all praying earnestly to God for Dan’s safety. Sandra commanded the Devil not to harm Dan in any way, in the Name of the Almighty Jesus. Kayla’s dad and the woman he had rescued were soon recovered, Dan with only minor bruises and the woman with a serious but not life threatening head injury. That day Kayla and her family embraced Dan during a tearful reunion near Ground Zero.

Had it not been for the power of the prayer of faith and the mighty saving power