Different People Make a Difference

By Jason Gillikin

Through prayer and God's grace this first time author wrote his life story. This is a story of a child who witnessed loss and heartache at such a young age. The different things in life that to others would seem like nothing made a huge difference in this kids life. He found love from those in his life that he should, but was also rejected by those that should have loved him most. Get ready to get in touch with your emotions, to make a life-changing decision, and finally to realize that forgiveness is never easy; however, the consequences of not doing so can be something you carry with you forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Oct 27, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496948014

Jason Gillikin

This book tells my story of growing up in a broken home, while being faced with challenges not seen by most. It is a story that at times challenged me to find the right words to write, but through prayer and God's grace he helped me through it. There are individuals in my life who have impacted me both in a positive and negative way, and my story speaks about them. I have always felt that when words are written, people can really feel that true emotion you are looking to portray. I am forty-three years of age and have lived my life with an incurable and disfiguring bone disease. I have felt the need to be accepted my entire life, and anything short of that was felt as rejection on my part. I have seen how cruel and demeaning this world can be to a person who is different, or not perceived as what is normal in today's world. My writing is Christian-based and offers what I will make as a signature to all my future projects. The South Central United States is where I currently call home, but Carolina will always have my heart. We all have a story, so let’s tell the rest of the world and be proud of it. I’m different than most people you see on a daily basis, but it will never define me as a person. Everyday is a different challenge for me but God has given me the strength, and the courage to face this world, head high, and chin up. If my story touches and makes a difference in just a single life, then my writing endeavor, in my eyes, will be a success. Different people do make a Difference.

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Published by AuthorHouse 10/16/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4969-4802-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-4801-4 (e)

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

INTRODUCTION

GOD HAS A PURPOSE AND plan for each of us. Never let anyone or anything keep you from sharing your story or testimony. The words you share with others can change lives. Just think if only one person benefits from what you have been challenged with in life and decides to share their experiences with others; how, over time so many lives can be impacted. Believe in God and in yourself because Different People do make a Difference.

CHAPTER ONE

JUNE ELEVENTH NINETEEN SEVENTY ONE is where my story begins.

I was raised in North Carolina and was a subject to a broken home. My father left my mother when I was