Author Description

My name is Darren L. Payne and I was born Oct. 6, 1962 in Monroe, La. And I am the survivor of the storm. If any of you have ever survived a destructive storm like a tornado, hurricane, or tsunami you understand that it is a stressful, traumatic, painful event that creates numerous losses, casualties, and victims. You realize that as you watch the formation of a storm you understand that it is caused by turbulent wind forces that gather wind, rain, and speed; as the storm builds it gets stronger, and stronger, bringing devastation and destruction to everything in its path. I live on the gulf coast and we have experienced numerous storms such as Hurricane Alicia, Katrina, and Ike. Many years later after these storms we are still trying to rebuild and restore all that was lost during these storms. You can still see evidence of their destruction even after years have passed. The same is true in our lives after we have gone through the storms of divorce, betrayal, rape, death, and loss. Many years later we can see the scars of these storms that have left us as victims, not knowing how to rebuild. This book is my testimony about the storms that have occurred in my life and how I survived storm after storm after storm which eventually allowed me to become more powerful and stronger than the storms of life that were trying to destroy me. The purpose of this book is to give you my testimony and then to show you the keys that God has given me to show you how to prepare for the storm, live through the storm, survive the aftermath of the storm, and how to rebuild after the storm.