Stephen Thornton

Daniel Stephen Thornton

This is the story of a boy who suffered badly at the hands of his father, suffering years of abuse, trying to protect his brother and sister from him. Finally giving in to the fact that he couldn't do it, he had to get away from him or die from his cruelty and beatings. Leaving the city and his family behind, he travelled as far as his ticket would take him. Meeting Mark and Rachael on the way Native American children who had been displaced by prejudice and then ending up as his best friends. He was suffering from wounds caused by his father's belt, forced to rely on their friendship, and family to heal his wounds, and to keep his secret. Being taken in by their mother, and eventually as part of the family. Then after a struggle he finds God, a major force in the rest of his life, turning the terror of the past into a triumph, being blessed by God and having trust in Him, BEING WRAPPED IN THE ARMS OF HIS LOVE. And forever loving His savour.