God Meant It For Good: A Cuban Refugee Story - Softcover

Wells, Maria Wells And Joel

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798227181350

Publisher: Joel Wells, 2024

Synopsis

God Meant It For Good is a dramatic autobiography that begins when an eleven-year-old, Catholic, girl was sent alone from her beloved Cuba to the U.S. after the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 Her affluent parents did this so she would escape the tyranny of Fidel Castro and Communism hoping that in the future they would reunite. It is both a heartwarming and a heartrending story. There are difficult episodes, some traumatic, in Maria's life surrounding her hope and effort to bring her family to America. There are similarities to Joseph in the Bible who said "... you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Genesis 50:20 NKJV. Maria's story culminates when she returns to Cuba for the first time after 50 years on a missions trip and she discovers a miracle gift God has for her. One year later her minister son returns to Cuba and retrieves the "gift." As he boards his airliner to come home..with the gift in hand he recounts its backstory to minister companions. Eavesdropping on this conversation is a journalist who, visibly moved, hands the son his business card stating that this is a story that must be told. This is that story.

About this title

About the Author

Maria Baro Wells is a homemaker. She is an alumnus of the University of Central Florida who majored in Elementary Education. She attends Path Apostolic Church, Titusville, Florida currently pastored by her son, Jody Wells. She is a mother to three children Jody, Stephanie, and Zachary.

Joel L. Wells Sr is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. He has a BA degree in Psychology and an MA degree in Counseling. He is a published author.

Edition details

• Publisher: Joel Wells
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798227181350
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112