YADA YADA PRAYER TP RE2 Gets Down by Neta Jackson

YADA YADA PRAYER TP RE2 Gets Down by Neta Jackson

A robbery, a lynching, and a mourning mother shake up the Yada Yadas.

I had never felt so violated The Yada Yada Prayer Group was gettin' down with God in prayer and praise one night when a heroin-crazed woman barged into my house, demanded our valuables, and threatened us with a 10-inch knife--a knife that drew blood.

We wondered if we'd ever get back to normal after this terrifying experience. I assumed we would. After all, we'd started praying together at the Chicago Women's Conference last spring, and we'd been through a lot already as spiritual sisters. This was just one more hurdle to conquer, right?

But then a well-meaning gesture suddenly incited a backlash of anger in the group, forcing us to confront generations of racial division, pain, and distrust--and stretching our friendship to the limit. And a shocking confrontation in my third-grade classroom forced me to face my own accountability and learn what true forgiveness really is.

The award-winning Yada books by Neta Jackson have sold over 800,000 copies and have spawned prayer groups across the country. Neta and her husband, Dave, are best known for the Trailblazer Books, a 40-volume historical fiction series that has sold 1.5 million copies, and Hero Tales: A Family Treasury of Real Stories from the Lives of Christian Heroes (vols 1-4). They reside in the Chicago metropolitan area. DaveNetaJackson on Twitter: @ DaveNetaJackson on Facebook: DaveNetaJackson