Convinced! [Paperback]

Sylane Mack (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 13, 2009

Convinced! tells the unguarded truth of Sylane Mack's story of being victimized by physical, emotional and sexual abuse within her family and, then, being raped by a stranger at age twelve. Convinced! tells the unlimited, unfailing power of the love of God that radically changed her life, renewed her mind and set her spirit free to heal, forgive, and love with a passion and joy that can only come from the Lord Jesus Christ!

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About the Author

Coming from a background of horrendous emotional, physical and sexual abuse, Sylane Mack is unflinchingly convinced that GOD is greater than our greatest pains, shames and fears. With passionate strength, vulnerability, wisdom and humor, Sylane shares her own life journey at conferences and retreats booked through the ministry of Transformed by Grace, Inc. Sylane encourages and challenges her audience to consider and accept the power of the love of Jesus Christ that has radically and eternally transformed her life...the love of God that she is absolutely convinced is able to heal and renew the most broken of hearts and forgive the most evil of sins. Sylane first began sharing her faith publicly as a teen at Lay Witness Mission events in the early 1970's. From the 1980's through early 2003, Sylane ministered and worked professionally in private counseling agencies and teaching in public schools. Her academic work has earned her: a B.A. in Sociology with minors in Psychology and Spanish; an M.S. as an Education/Learning-Reading Specialist; 4 Counseling Certificates and 5 Teaching Certificates. The love and healing that Jesus has brought into her life still humbles and holds Sylane in awe as the audience to God. With joy and passion, Sylane recognizes that her life belongs to Jesus! And how thankful she is to share this life with Tim, her fabulously loving husband and best-friend, and with her grown daughters, Erin and Julia...and with the loves of their lives! Spending time with her family and good friends, being near rivers, lakes and oceans, traveling, good food, hiking, biking and Triple-Vente-Non-Fat-Cappuccinos from Starbucks make her heart sing and her feet dance!

Product Details

• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (November 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1449547605
• ISBN-13: 978-1449547608
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #620,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing transformation through forgiveness, February 27, 2010

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Margaret M. Montet (Hamilton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Convinced! (Paperback)

Sylane Mack's story is an inspiration to us all. Through her strong faith and forgiveness, she rises above the horrors she endured as a child and forgave the people who traumatized her. I was lucky enough to meet Sylane and hear her tell her heartwrenching story first-hand. She has transformed into a lovely, engaging, funny woman, and our time flew by as I was captivated by her sad childhood story and her accomplished career as a counselor and speaker. No one would ever guess that this charming woman had lived through such horrors, and her candid telling of her story has helped and is helping countless people around the world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A story of hope in the face of unimaginable evil, February 6, 2010

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Vincent Carbone Jr. (Monroe, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Convinced! (Paperback)

Convinced is a story of the transforming power of God for today. This real life story of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse was not written for the faint of heart, but rather for the broken, twisted hearts of anyone who has experienced similar evil. It is a story of hope in the face of unimaginable evil. It is a story of a God who enters our hell with his justice and love, through the cross, in order to make all things new again. Is this really possible? There is no other explanation for the total transformation of Sylane. The power of God not only transformed her heart, but it defeated the evil in the lives that almost destroyed hers- her mother, father, and older brother.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, honest and raw, October 27, 2011

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Angel L. Peterson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Convinced! (Paperback)

Sylane's book is raw - be forewarned. If you have been abused and still need healing, you may have a strong reaction. It may make you squeamish, even if you haven't been abused. God used it to help me process my own stuff. It's real and ugly and beautiful all wrapped up in one. I found the book to give the signposts to healing very clearly and it's an amazing story of God's transforming Love and Grace in the midst of the unthinkable. I was completely convinced that God could take ANY situation and make good of it by the time I finished.