COPYRIGHT 1991

ANNOTATION

This is a true story of a young boy, who after the death of

his father at the age of eleven, lost his sight due to detached

retinas in both eyes. He tells how all of this effected his life,

as well as those in his family, and how he dealt with it as a

teenager in a public school where drugs became his escape. His

experiences with rejection are typical of those faced living

their lives with disabilities and handicaps all over the world.

He eventually went into full time ministry in his early

twenties and relates how the rejection, due to his blindness,

carried over into Christian ministry work. He concludes his story

by detailing his search for the Spirit filled life and how this

experience changed the way he lived.

The title, "LIQUID PURPLE," comes from his blurred vision

experienced before surgery after an intense examination of his

inner eye with bright magnified lights.