The Pain in the Promise: Child Neglected, God Protected, Beauty Reflected
About this ebook
Due to circumstances that she couldn't control, she ended up in foster
care. There she experienced all sorts of abuse and fell victim to the
system that should have protected her. Not long after adoption, a spiral
of events led to the climatic throw down that forever changed the
course of her life. Take the journey with her back to the beginning as
she endured “the pain” of abuse and the instability of foster care;
while staying determined to live “in the promise” of knowing that God
will never leave you or forsake you. That if you hold on, keep the
faith, and keep hope, He always has something better. According to most
statistics Nikki J. should be a neglectful mother of at least three
children, incarcerated, a high school dropout, or dead. But fortunately
for the world she’s just too darn stubborn to do what anybody says. She
decided to write this book instead. Take the ride to the beginning as
against all odds Nikki hangs on long enough for her promise to arrive.
Determined not to let her hurt, pain, anger, and disappointment
determine her future; here’s her incredible story of forgiveness,
unbelievable strength, hope, perseverance, and faith. Allow her
experiences to spark change so no matter what your pain is, you keep
faith in your promise!
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About the author
Nikki J is an inspiration for abused and neglected foster children
worldwide. Born Darienne Babb in 1982, to a teenaged mother who was
unwed and a high school drop-out, was only the beginning of the many
challenges she would face. At the age of two, Nikki was introduced to
the child welfare system, and by seven years old a ward of the state.
For the next eleven years, she was bounced from home to home and
institution to institution. Nikki was battered and abused in every way
possible, but she still managed to persevere. In 2001, Nikki graduated
from Glenville High School in Cleveland Ohio. She then went on to serve
her country in the United States Army. Nikki’s trials and tribulation as
well as accomplishments, are the driving force behind this novel and
the founding of NikNak Nation. Nikki’s dream is to empower as many
troubled youth and displaced adults as possible by sharing her story so
they know that anything is possible.
