Dancing In The Wilderness

by Samanthia Cassidy

Overview

Step into this unforgettable narrative with Samanthia Cassidy as she comes of age in the Deep South as part of a dysfunctional family and a “holiness” cult with a pastor who handles snakes and takes indecent liberties with young girls.Your soul will be stirred and your heart warmed as you are drawn irresistibly into a unique time and place in Twentieth-Century Americana. As the author allows you to see through her eyes, you will feel her love and hatred…ecstasy and misery…passion and pain. And you will relish her boldness, courage, tenacity and triumph. In this vivid, unvarnished snapshot of provincial southern life, an intrepid young girl is faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges. Yet despite overwhelming assaults against her childhood trust and innocence, Samanthia’s dauntless spirit, love of family and faith in God transcend every obstacle.You will become part of Samanthia’s big family and experience life in their “Big House.” And you will fall in love with this extraordinary girl who shares her beautiful secret of dancing in the wilderness. About the author: Samanthia Cassidy-singer, songwriter, author-comes from a humble background in the small town of Courtland, Alabama, where she encountered God as a young girl and accepted His call upon her life. She has received a Doctor of Humanities degree from Emmanuel Baptist University and an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Heartland Bible College. As a Gospel singer, she was nominated as one of the top five 1997 soloists at the Gospel Voice Diamond Awards in Nashville, and she is now finishing her fifth music CD. Samanthia has ministered extensively in Nigeria and has had the privilege to sing for presidents, kings and dignitaries from around the world. She plans to take the Gospel to all of Africa, Trinidad, Jamaica and Europe, in addition to churches throughout America. She and her beloved husband, Bill, reside in Corinth, Mississippi.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780884199595
Publisher:	Charisma Media
Publication date:	11/25/2002
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Although she’s never forgotten her humble beginnings, Samanthia Cassidy’s ministry now reaches around the world. She was nominated as one of the top five 1997 soloists at the Gospel Voice Diamond Awards in Nashville, and is now completing her fifth CD. She has ministered extensively in Nigeria and has had the privilege to sing for presidents, kings and dignitaries. She has received a Doctor of Humanities degree from Emmanuel Baptist University and an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Heartland Bible College. Samanthia and her husband, Bill, reside in Corinth, Mississippi.

Table of Contents

	Introduction--The Praying Place	viii
1	Moving to Mississippi	1
2	Remembering Alabama	14
3	The Big Churn	36
4	A Big House Full of Love and Cousins	46
5	Leaving Church	54
6	Living With Mamma	60
7	Returning to Daddy	77
8	Holding My Peace	96
9	Meeting a Living God in the Bottomless Pit of Hell	115
10	A New Day	134
11	Trial Through Suffering	143
12	Sprouting Wings	159
13	The Belle of Mississippi	170
14	Leaving the Wilderness	186
	Epilogue--Living in the Land of Promise	190
	Photographs	194