From the Flames of Wounded Knee to the Center of God's Will

Story recounts the strengths he gained through his walk with Christ

New Book Offers a Rare Look into American Indian Pastor's Life

Story recounts the strengths he gained through his walk with Christ

2008-09-19


LONGWOOD, FL-Abandoned as an infant on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, wounded in Vietnam, and charged with murder, Darrell New Plenty Stars returned to South Dakota, consumed with anger, just in time for the 1973 Wounded Knee standoff led by the American Indian Movement. Touched by the Lord on a cold snowy night, Darrell has spent the rest of his life as a pastor. Today, in semi-retirement, this descendent of past Sioux warriors continues pointing lost souls to the Lord Jesus he now serves. From the Flames of Wounded Knee to the Center of God's Will (paperback), a new Xulon Press release from author Darrell New Plenty Stars and co-author Shirlee Evans, offers a rare look into this full-blooded American Indian pastor's life, examining his weaknesses and shortcomings as well as the strengths he gained through his walk with Christ.

Says Evans of the book's heartwarming message, "Life does not miraculously smooth out and become stumble free after coming to Christ as some would claim. Jesus said we are daily to take up our cross and follow Him. The author came to that understanding after a sinful detour seeking a self-gratifying existence for a time and nearly costing him his family. From that experience he has learned to endure life's trials and sufferings with a deeper sense of trust and thankfulness."

When Evans first met and interviewed the author for a newsletter, he noted, "At one time I wouldn't have talked to you. I would have wanted to kill you." Later, when he asked for help in writing his story, he and his wife stayed in the author's home for two weeks, and then the author eventually spent time with them on the reservation. She was truly touched by his story and attempted to help him capture on paper the essence of it all.

 

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