I Was Brokenhearted: Havens' Legacy

By C. Morgan-Houston

An action of unconditional love is genuinely displayed this day. This same action suddenly turns horribly terrifying, heart-busting, and unbelievably mind-numbing. God has caused this very same action of unconditional love; that is now Havens legacyto become a pathway of understanding that has changed countless lives, put our broken hearts back together, and led us on this healing journey of restoration.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Sep 17, 2015
• ISBN: 9781512704686

C. Morgan-Houston

Cheryle Morgan-Houstons life path, as well as her compassion, sensitivity, and recent restoration, has inspired her to help other individuals onto a road of recovery that she has personally traveled. She has been a foster parent and respite care provider for more than seven years. Mrs. Morgan-Houston is a licensed minister in the Written Word Ministry under the phenomenal teaching of Bishop C.L. Middleton Sr. of Mt. Zion New Covenant Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. She serves with her husband, Elder Lorenzo Houston, in the Word Alive Ministry, where the Word of God is dramatically enacted through plays, skits, and character portrayals. Mrs. Morgan-Houstons other interests include writing, architecture, history, and music. Cheryle is a former civil servant and resides in Detroit, Michigan with her husband of twenty-four years.

Book preview

Copyright © 2015 C. Morgan-Houston.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Used by permission. NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION® and NIV® are registered trademarks of Biblica, Inc. Use of either trademark for the offering of goods or services requires the prior written consent of Biblica US, Inc.

Scripture taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible ® Copyright © 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999 by Holman Bible Publishers. All rights reserved.

WestBow Press

A Division of Thomas Nelson & Zondervan

1663 Liberty Drive

Bloomington, IN 47403

www.westbowpress.com

1 [phone]

Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

ISBN: 978-1-5127-0469-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-0470-9 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-0468-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015911704

WestBow Press rev. date: 09/16/2015

Contents

Acknowledgments

Special Thanks

The Unsung Ones

Forward

Author’s Thoughts

Introduction

Section 1

The Young Child

In Nursery School a Surprise!

Never Met a Stranger

My Son—Havens

The Lord Speaks: Edict

Psalm 18:6

Section 2

As Havens Grew

Section 3

Graduation Season, 2003

Because I’m Mom

Section 4

Going to Atlanta

Prelude to Terrance Wright’s Heartfelt Expression

Heartfelt Expression by Terrance Wright

Section 5

Things Are about to Change

Make It Through

I Helped Some People

His Royal Sacrifice

Section 6

The Spirit Takes Over

(My) Edict, Edict

Who Knows?

One Drop at a Time

Time’s Curtain

Thank You, Lord

God’s Family

Acknowledgment of Havens R. Morgan 1

      by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick