Many children away from home cause or threaten to escape, but experienced only a few meet the variety of adventures and misadventures of Michael Zeno, author of "Memoirs of a Runaway: a story of hope."
Kennon ran away from home in his early youth, and hitchhiking across America in search of friends, comfort, safety and love. Succeeded in finding lasting friends, safety, or the acceptance, Kennon turned to drugs, alcohol and sex and there was an uneasy existence to livethe dark side of life. As a teenager, he became the author of many harrowing experiences and escapes from death while on the road or in drug dens.
Zeno had a wonderful father, who died too young. For a while, 'Michael and his stepfather was just good, but then friction developed and grew to the point where physical abuse LED. His home life to the point where Michael has deteriorated to such a conclusion, "It 'was my 13th birthday that I was never to be loved by this man, it was clearnever to be embraced by him, and he had no intention to link with me. I began to feel completely defeated Don. "
After surviving Michael Hit the Road, has learned by participating churches to ask for money for food stamps or vouchers to spend the gas and the nights in homeless shelters. Zeno also had a talent for the rest of the stranger, and live with them for a time, schemes that led to heavy involvement in drugs, alcohol and sex.
Finally Kennonreached the end of the road and went back to his childhood faith to seek God and be saved spiritually. His return to God was a loving grandmother, Grandma Dolly, who has always loved unconditionally and was with him, asked if the other appeared to have given up.
Kennon to visit a church that helped him grow in faith and put his life back together. He now owns a successful trucking company and with the help of the church, woman, daughter and friends in his lifeall around. This is a story of hope, that by dark and scary sometimes results pages of "Memoirs of a Runaway."
The author summarizes his story of hope with these words: "This story is not over, is just the beginning. I am no longer running on the run from something.'s Me. I'm not lost, are found. And will God, I'll continue the life he intended for me. Now I realize that to enjoy the conviction that comes to us and his grace,shows us the path. I believe God gave us free will. and that what they just escaped us and become a part of us It's all about the journey-how to accept it and the decisions we make. I truly believe that nothing is impossible with God and choose to run to him. "
From Emory Daniels
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