Between Heaven and Ground Zero: One Woman's Struggle for Survival and Faith in the Ashes of 9/11

by Leslie Haskin

Overview

A Second Chance at Life

On the sunny morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, terrorists murdered more than twenty-seven hundred people in an attack on New York City.

Thousands died when a hijacked Boeing 767 slammed into Tower One of the World Trade Center.

It was first blood.
For Leslie Haskin, it was a second chance at life.

This is the riveting account of Leslie's harrowing escape--down 36 floors in a doomed and dying building and away from a life focused on perks, prestige, and power. The intervening months brought crippling mental and emotional distress, but from the rubble and ashes, the corporate climber rediscovered the faith of her childhood and now embraces a new life of serving others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441208118
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/01/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	802,544
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Leslie Haskin achieved great success at Kemper Insurance Company in New York City. She became the Director of Operations and one of only two African Americans to hold executive title within the corporation's eastern region. But 9/11 changed her priorities. In addition to her career, Leslie is active in outreach ministry, serving with Goodwill Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, New York. She spends her time in the inner city spreading the message of hope to the homeless and otherwise lost. She is the founder and executive director of Safe Hugs, a nonprofit organization designed to provide rehabilitation and healing to women and children who are homeless and victims of domestic violence. Leslie has appeared at several memorials honoring the victims and survivors of 9/11. She has served as keynote speaker at national and regional conferences throughout the United States, including The West Point Women of the Chapel and North American Missions Board--World Changers. She lives in Newburgh, New York.
Leslie Haskin has become the voice of hope for many. Known for her miraculous escape from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, her testimony of climbing the corporate ladder and then losing it all is both engaging and heartrending. Even more compelling is God's faithfulness in transforming her life.

Today Leslie is active in outreach ministry and is the founding director of Safe Hugs Ministries, an agency that helps women and children. She is the author of three books, including Between Heaven and Ground Zero and When Life Doesn't Make Sense. Leslie travels internationally, spreading a message of hope and overcoming, and has been featured on many media outlets, including The 700 Club, CNN, CBS Early Show, Moody radio, All You, and Maire Claire. She makes her home in Newburgh, New York.

What People are Saying About This

Brian Birdwell

"Between Heaven and Ground Zero hits the nail on the head of two very large nails. First, it reminds us of the capacity for evil from jihadists that our nation still faces, and second and most important, that a personal relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ, is the only source of personal and eternal peace."
—Lt. Col. (Ret.) Survivor of Pentagon attack and Founder of Face the Fire Ministry

Paula Rinehart

"For those of us who want an inside peek at God's compassionate presence in the midst of inscrutable tragedy, this book is as close an experience of 'being there' as we are likely to get. Leslie's struggle for faith in the face of unanswered questions can inspire us all."
—Author of Strong Women, Soft Hearts and Sex and the Soul of a Woman

Patsy Clairmont

"Hang onto your heart". While this is not an emotionally easy read it is a redemptive one. We witness in Leslie the reverberation of the human spirit as she recovers her footing after September 11. How extraordinarily courageous of her to let us see how she found her way out of the unthinkable."
—Speaker for Women of Faith and Author of All Cracked Up