Eternal Victim Eternal Victor

I just happened to turn on the TV at the perfect time! Donniewas speaking about his childhood abuse; I could not change thechannel. During his interview I learned about Eternal Victim/Eternal Victor. I ordered it and read it cover to cover right away! The bookexpressed the torment I knew the man I love had been feelingmost of his life. We were estranged at the time. I prayed forthe courage to let him know that I knew of his childhood abuse. I decided to let him know by letter and send him thebook. He called me the same day he received it.His abuse had been something he had never been able totell me and I learned about it only through praying to knowand then having the Holy Spirit awaken me in the night to tell me.My deepest thanks to Donnie for his courage to write and to thegood Lord above for guiding Donnie to write and getting the bookin front of me. May God continue to bless and instruct him.I have decided most of our social problems stem from abuse ofchildren. We do need churches to be more forthright about theseissues. Donnie McClurkin is blazing trails! Hallelujah!Our homosexual society at least does deserve the right to knowthat they are only living half the life they could and that Jesuswill heal all your hurts. Mainstream media has promotedhomosexuality without knowing, much less giving real options orbibically based facts.This book has changed our lives. I fully expect things to onlyget better for us and all who will read it. I am a woman who loves an abused child of yesteryear. I intend to stand withhim as his healing continues and he becomes the husband he neverthought he could be to me.

One of America's most famous exgays has written a book and it is the stuff of champions. No I'm not talking about John Paulk. Start singing songs like "Speak to my heart" or "Stand" and the author of this book is one and the same as the one who penned those songs. I had heard a lot about Pastor Donnie McClurkin's new book Eternal Victim/Eternal Victor ( Pnuema Life Publishing), but I just hadn't found the time to buy it or read it. Part of the reason was that as a former homosexual, I was a little hesitant to read it. I didn't want to read a bunch of mush or hear any apologetic side-stepping about the church's treatment of homosexuals and its refusal to approach ministry to them. Not that I thought Donnie would do that, but it was just a feeling of not wanting to see it , if that were the case. Well, folks have always said don't judge a book by its cover. A friend of mine in Charlotte, sent me the book as a early Christmas present. The day I received it, I was sick. My head was hurting and my nose had been running all day. On top of that as a pastor myself, it was Tuesday which meant I had to teach Bible study. With the Lord's help I made it through Bible study and decided I would, as soon as possible, get into bed and sleep it off. Donnie's book interrupted all that and actually made me feel a whole lot better, both spiritually and naturally. My sweet wife made me a nice cup of that stuff that helps you sleep and I decided I could curl up with Eternal Victim/Eternal Victor until I fell asleep. That didn't happen. I was so captivated by the book and its message, that I ended up reading the whole book before I went to sleep. Yep, it was that good. I READ THE WHOLE THING YA'LL! Pastor Donnie showed extraordinary writing skills. The book, about 165 pages, flowed smoothly and was easy reading. By that, I mean that it didn't get bogged down in unnecessary details. The print size was important too, because some books are just a turn off. There is just too much staring back at you when you open it. I love to read, but that night God knows , I wasn't in a "novel" frame of mind. Eternal Victim/Eternal Victor is important because it is probably one of the first books by an African American male on homosexuality/sexual violation. It flows in the part testimony/part teacher vein. It helps you to understand some of the darkness invading a child's innocent life, while at the same time telling those who have been similarly affected how to overcome it. I, for one, was glad that Pastor Donnie, helped shed more light on a vicious spirit IN OUR CHURCHES open and operating, but rarely confronted. He told the truth and did not make excuses for himself. "The abnormal use of my sexuality continued until I came to realize that I was broken and that homosexuality was not God's intention...for my masculinity.", he writes. That's the kind of solid, practical advice thousands of young men and women are not getting in churches today. The book has

Embrace yourself readers! For the millions of people that has ever experience such horrendous dilemmas(rape, molestation, incest, sexual abuse, homosexuality and other maltreatments). He begin the book by going into particular frailties of his family history and how that these weaknesses expenditure from a stem of generational curses. He talks about how he was snared into a life of existence that God never attended for him(homosexuality), neither did he feel adequate in that situation, but the seed had been planted and roots had taken place. He gives his valorous testimony of deliverance. In the book you'll find that his overcoming was through a course of actions, that he overcame. He talks about the help of saints(mostly women) that helped him, he also talked about sexual predators that were in the church protraying themselves to be helpers but instead he found that they played on his innocence.But this Man didn't stop there! He goes on and speak the Word of God and His promises that freed us to inherit the life of Glory that He has given unto us. I find this book challenging because I too was abused sexually at a young age and never telling anyone until this day, Donnie challenge us to tell someone so that others won't be in the same situation, even if you are an adult and the abuser is old, you can still tell someone! Even though I've been healed of this and God has given me a sane mind(I thank God)this book has pulled off the scar of my wound so that others can be healed! I thank God for his servant, Donnie. Great book!!

It is an awesome thought to know that we are not alone in our different struggles in life. I mean we KNOW that we are not the only ones to experience certain things but to actually read about it - and be able to IDENTIFY with what you are reading is truly mind-blowing as well as a deep and personal revival. Donnie McClurkin has done a marvelous job of telling his story and helping others who have gone through and are still going through to transcend from Eternal Victim to Eternal Victor. For a long time the church has been afraid/ashamed to embrace certain issues. Ergo, Donnie's approach to these "Personal Hells" is one that I believe the church has been waiting for. I fully recommend this book to everyone. Whether you have been hurt or not. Whether you are the prey or the predator. The fact is that we all have either been abused in some way or know someone who has experienced/is experiencing hell. For the abused this book will help you to rise above your past and live vicrotiously while letting go of the past. For those not abused this will help you to understand the secret struggles of others and become sensitive to wounds they might have - it also shows you how to be a genuine friend to such a person. Donnie, thank you for writing this book ---- it was way overdue.

Only God could allow Donnie to share his life in such an open manner. This book has the potential to radically change the lives of all who read it. Thank God for the courage to speak openly and to remind us of God's ability to heal the broken hearted and set the captives free.