09/02/2026
Interest in “Not Forsaken”continues to be strong!
“Not Forsaken” can be purchased individually or in bulk for your Christmas shopping needs. Give someone a story of hope!
A story of “From Nope to Hope”
by Courtney Lewis
Mission statement: An autobiography born from the life of a boy that was forsaken by father and mother. The purpose of this book is to impact those with less than desirable backgrounds AND encourage those who mentor them. This is a biblically sound manual on mentoring. Everyone who does outreach to the forsaken will need to read this book!
NOT FORSAKEN: THE STORY OF HOPE (Friday Church News Notes, August 28, 2026, www.wayoflife.org [email protected], 866-295-4143 (tel:866-295-4143)) - Not Forsaken: The Story of Hope is an autobiography by Pastor Courtney Lewis of Chicago. He grew up in the Henry Horner and LeClaire Court projects, raised by a single mom who died about the time he graduated from high school. A problem child, he was kicked out of multiple schools. He was even kicked out of Sunday School the first time he attended. But through the patient love of Christian workers and education in a sound Bible College, he was saved and prepared for the ministry. He and his wife, Portia, were both bus kids. Today they have four daughters and are leading Cornerstone Baptist Church of Chicago (founded in 2008), where the life-changing gospel is being proclaimed, souls are being saved out of gross darkness, real conversions are happening, godly families are being built, and children and youth are being discipled for Jesus Christ. Not Forsaken describes the only true hope for inner city communities that have been devastated by the filthy pop culture, woke propagandizing public schools, and runaway socialism which has destroyed the family. Politics has no answer. The great need is for the bold proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the establishment of sound New Testament churches that practice a pilgrim lifestyle in the midst of a corrupt generation. The great need is godly leadership.
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“This is not a book to lift up man or to put a man on a pedestal. It is quite the opposite. This is a book to lift up our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ…Allow this book to provoke you from a life of NOPE to a life of HOPE. Let it encourage you to know God’s will and to do that which is well pleasing in His sight.”
—Pastor Gary Zdziarski
“I don't know of anything exactly like this. This is needed! Young people growing up in difficult situations need this. Bus captains and SS teachers need this so that they can see the potential in the hard cases. Pastors need this! We are falling short when it comes to ministering to the fatherless and forsaken. Many church members need this. Many are being forsaken because of the destruction of marriages and the nuclear family. I needed it! Thanks for writing this.”
—Pastor Jerry Ross
