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A Journey to Hell and Back
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Mama's Pearls is a very poignant chronicle of the faith, wit, and down home charm of Ms. Johnson’s mother, Evelyn Russell. Loyal fans of Ms. Johnson have already developed a feeling of closeness to her mother, affectionately called “Mother Russell”. Throughout Ms. Johnson’s books, her mother serves as a spiritual mentor teaching her about love and redemption through her selfless love. Mother Russell loves, when it seems that her daughter is beyond change and is unwilling to embrace her mother’s instructions.
These stories offer inspiration, encouragement, hope, and motivation. Most importantly, these oral traditions serve as method of handing down the wisdom of times past. Mama’s Pearls is reminiscent of Alex Haley’s Roots, as Ms. Johnson explores her family’s past in order to bring light and perspective to the present.
Charlotte Russell Johnson is a writer, motivational speaker, and Christian evangelist. She gained national fame following the release of her first novel A Journey to Hell and Back. In recent years, Ms. Johnson has penned five additional books: Daddy’s Hugs, Grace Under Fire: The Journey Never Ends, The Flipside, Mama May I, and In The Lord’s Eyes: Mama’s Pearls.
At the tender age of three, her father died unexpectedly. At fifteen, she had her first child and at eighteen, she became a victim of domestic violence. Struggling with feelings of blame, shame, and guilt, She journeyed on a destructive path that nearly destroyed her. Ultimately, hitting bottom emotionally, Ms. Johnson believed the only way to change her destructive lifestyle was to help prevent others from making the same mistakes. Putting her plan into action, she enrolled in college and pursued a pardon from the governor of the state of Georgia. She has a BS in Health Science from Columbus State University where she graduated Phi Kappa Phi and magna cum laude. In pursuit of higher education, she earned a Master’s degree in Counseling from Troy State University. She has also attended the graduate programs of Southern Christian University and Beacon University. However, she states that her GED remains her proudest degree.
She has had an active prison ministry for more than sixteen years. Her work has encompassed helping inmates, victims of AIDS, teenage mothers, welfare recipients, and substance abusers. Her passion remains to help others make the transition from victim to victor.
Ms. Johnson has toured numerous states with her books. She has also spoken extensively at colleges, universities, civic organizations, prisons, and churches.
How Much do You Love Him?
Do you love Him enough to trust Him when He requires that you surrender everything? To whom much is given much is required. Because of the abundance of grace shown towards me, God placed within my heart to share a struggle that was swept under the rug. I never wanted to write A Journey To Hell and Back. The book was delayed for more than eight years. It was only after my back was against the wall that I was obedient to God. For two weeks almost non-stop, I cried as I typed the story that would expose Charlotte Russell. My grief was caused by the fact that I am no longer Charlotte Russell but Charlotte Johnson. For the first time in years, I felt the pain of being a Black Sheep. This poem Black Sheep, Black Sheep was my consolation straight from the throne of God. A Journey To Hell and Back was written for those who need to know that there is life after death; there is life after failure; there is life after sickness; there is life after divorce; and there is life after prison. Ultimately, victory came from the struggle. The events were shared so that those who need spiritual, emotional, and physical healing may be encouraged to seek life after hell.
He has required that I offer my life as a source of encouragement to every mother who has a wayward child, every woman who has been abused, every teenager who is confused, every person who has given up hope, every person trapped in a comfort zone, and every person who has lost faith. Rather than curse the darkness, I have chosen to light candles, and thus begin to rise from the ashes of a life that literally burned itself out. This act of obedience cost me everything, yet it cost me nothing. What do we have that He didn’t first give to us?
