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b'Join Dr. Carlos as he explores an amazing conversion with Pastor Turnipseed. Torn from an idyllic life with a loving, extended family in 1960s Alabama, young Johnny Turnipseed found himself in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a father he no longer recognized and empty cupboards. A.C. Turnipseed s alcoholism and womanizing started a chain reaction of poverty, violence, addiction and despair that nearly destroyed, three generations. From lost and frightened little boy to gang leader, drug dealer and pimp to one of the nation s most respected pioneers of community restoration, John Turnipseed s story of transformation and restoration is told with unflinching honesty and contagious hope.

About the Author

Formerly the leader of one of the most notorious gangs in Murderapolis , John Turnipseed is a sought-after speaker and the director of the nationally recognized Fathering Center at Urban Ventures, located in the very neighborhood he used to terrorize.'