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    Out of the Ashes
    Out of the Ashes
    Out of the Ashes
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    Out of the Ashes

    By Wesley Broussard

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    Everyday seems to bring another catastrophe. Global pandemic, quarantine, scandalous elections, police brutality, domestic terrorists, rioting, presidential impeachment, media censorship... the list goes on seemingly without end. Most people are looking for a way out of this chaos, even if it's just an initial direction. "Out of the Ashes" hopes to be exactly that: a first step to understanding and eventual peace. Join Wes Broussard as he ventures into unknown territory and intense tragedy. Learn with him as God unfolds His truth through unbelievable encounters and beautiful revelations that will hopefully serve as a road map home.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWesley Broussard
    Release dateFeb 7, 2021
    ISBN9781393565208
    Out of the Ashes
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    Wesley Broussard

    Like most Americans, when Wes Broussard was a child, he invented his own God without even knowing it.  He spent years praying to and trying to obey this non-existent deity, until the day he met Jesus.  Since that February night, Wes has truly experienced a new life.  He graduated TM’s Honor Academy two years later, then entered LSU as a religious studies major.  Through nearly two decades of church leadership and five years as a prison pastor, Wes has learned that true ministry is loving the one in front of you well.  His devotion to relational ministry and Biblical unity drive him as a pastor and reformer.  Wes has six incredible children: Mariah, Eli, Canaan, Blaze, Wes Jr., and Zach.

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      Out of the Ashes - Wesley Broussard

      Out of the Ashes

      Out of the Ashes

      Wes Broussard

      Edited by TAYLOR KELLIHER

      Illustrated by BOBBY BARNHILL

      Foreword by Chris Thomas

      LAKEVIEW PUBLICATIONS

      Author owns complete rights to this material and may be contacted in regards to distribution.

      [email protected]

      This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for brief quotations in a book review in which the author is noted.

      Printed in the United States of America

      First Printing, 2020

      ISBN:  9798597638928

      Book Cover Design: BOBBY BARNHILL

      Editing: TAYLOR KELLIHER

      Publishing: LAKEVIEW PUBLICATIONS

      Formatting: CRAIG A. PRICE

      Forward: CHRIS THOMAS

      Contents

      Foreword

      Chris Thomas

      Section One: Wrestling with Doubt

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Section Two: Defining Moments

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      Section Three: Families Lost and Found

      Chapter 15

      Chapter 16

      Chapter 17

      Chapter 18

      Section Four: How to Win

      Chapter 19

      Chapter 20

      Chapter 21

      FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY: BLUE PRINT

      About the Author

      This book is dedicated to the incredible brothers and sisters at St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church, with special attention to Brother Joe Lea, Brother June, Brother Stanley, and their pastor, Kyle Sylvester Senior.

      Foreword

      Chris Thomas

      I do not know of anyone better qualified to write a book of this nature than Wes. His life has always been geared toward shining a light into the darkest of places. I have personally benefited from his gifting and friendship for over 12 years and cannot imagine where my life would be without his voice. He champions the broken, the lost, the confused, the overlooked; and in my case the arrogant and passionately misguided. As Wes focused on my strengths and gifts, it gave me courage and insight to work on my weaknesses.

      Out of the Ashes is a book the world desperately needs right now. As a nation, we are searching for this light to shine brightly into our hearts, so it can highlight what needs to change. In this book, Wes shares an incredible story of an extremely hateful and violent crime that had the potential to leave a group of believers completely shattered. You will find on this journey, no matter what you are facing, God never leaves us hopeless. Regardless of the actions of those around us, God is always in power. We can never allow the actions of others to negatively change our hearts. To quote my favorite person in all of history, Dr. Martin Luther King, Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.

      Prepare yourself to be challenged to see people and your story differently. My prayer is that you would know, no matter what you are facing, you too can rise out of the ashes to find truth and wholeness. 

      Section One: Wrestling with Doubt

      He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

      Micah 6:8 (NASB)

      Chapter One

      Helpless Revelation

      The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.

      F. Scott Fitzgerald

      In April of 2019,

      I was playing on my phone in a theater in Lake Charles, Louisiana— oblivious to the turn my life was about to take. As I waited for the movie, The Best of Enemies, to start, I read an article about three historically black churches that had just been burned to the ground only a few days apart in central Louisiana (about an hour and a half away). I couldn't believe something so openly hateful was happening more than half a century removed from the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. Three houses of worship, each roughly 100 years old, the hub of life and spirituality in these small towns, were entirely incinerated. The effects would be deep and long-reaching, damaging race relations for decades. The term Bombingham came to mind (I'll explain more later). As my movie started, I prayed for the communities affected by this vicious, unspeakable crime and the unity of my beloved Louisiana.

      The movie was about Ku Klux Klan klavern leader C. P. Ellis, a man with considerable political connections, who fought against school integration in 1970’s Durham, North Carolina. His opponent was Anne Atwater, also known as Roughhouse Annie, who had brazenly served the disenfranchised black community all of her adult life. Throughout the film, we see the racist behavior typical of KKK members—violence, collusion, blackmail, sexual assault, etc. While I know featuring this God-awful evil is necessary to establish the characters and plot of the film, watching the vile acts remained difficult for me to stomach. Halfway through the film, we discover that C. P. Ellis has a child who is severely mentally handicap. The boy is his oldest son, still an important role in the South to this day. While this man is confident and savvy in his day-to-day dealings, when faced with the condition of his languishing child, he's utterly broken.

      About halfway through the film, we are shown a meeting wherein C.P. Ellis is forced to meet face-to-face with members of the black community. During the meeting, one of his opponents, Howard Clement, starts to share that all parents are afraid when their children face the dangers of life. At this point, Ellis cuts in to say what he incorrectly presumed the black parent was about to add: we are all the same, because we all fear for our children. That being the case, there's no reason to be racist, right? Mr. Clement matter-of-factly corrected Mr. Ellis by stating black parents and children have the additional danger of violent racism to contend with, which is the chief concern of their community. He went on to add how desperately helpless each parent feels as they attempt to prepare their children for a world wherein their

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