By the time Gladys Clark Brown was in her teen years, her destiny seemed all too clear. She had dropped out of high school when she became pregnant, and was struggling on welfare to make ends meet with an abusive, drug-addicted spouse. However, God had an altogether different plan for Brown, who instead discovered a life-changing spirituality as a Seventh Day Adventist Christian, as well as a remarkable career spanning roles as an educator, counselor, church administrator, and more.
Amazing Grace is her inspiring and incredible autobiographical account of the seven decades following her birth in 1935. In it, she shares both her trials and her triumphs, from her darkest days to the guiding light of the Holy Spirit. Starting with her ill-fated beginning as one of five children of a single parent, Brown charts her own remarkable course, emerging from the destitution and pain of life with a drug-addicted husband to retrace her steps and land a high school degree, as well as three masters degrees beyond it. Along the way, her commitment to her God and church demonstrated time and again, that, through the bleakest of times, the Lord's amazing grace will lead the way.
About the Author: Gladys Clark Brown rose from humble beginnings to achieve personal success and a transformative faith in God. Born on the south side of Chicago, the author was the youngest of five children in a single-parent home. After dropping out of high school due to pregnancy, she took up residence with her husband in a housing project, surviving mainly on welfare. In 1962, she returned to high school to ultimately earn a diploma. She then went on to earn a bachelors degree, as well as masters degrees in school guidance, special education, and school psychology. After discovering a deeper connection with God as a Seventh Day Adventist Christian, she worked in various departments of the church, including as a community service leader, a prison ministry leader, Sabbath school superintendent and teacher, a deaconess, a home and school assistant, and an education secretary.
