One Lady at a Time

by John Benton

BOOK

Genres: Biography, Christian

121 pages, Paperback

First published November 20, 2014

Reviews

[Heather Djama · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an incrediable story of how God used someone to start the Walter Hoving Home to get women off the streets and to help them see their worth in Jesus. This book shows the ability of God to do more than we can on our own. It is a short book and extremely hard to set down!

[Nancy]

The name of this book is called “One Lady at a Time” by John Benton. This story talks about winning, losing, life, death, joy, sorrow, etc… John talks about his twenty five years living in the Walter Hoving Home with his wife Elise. He also talks about how he almost got killed by a pimps and he has to always be alert and see who’s lurking close by because they are killers! There were also miracles that happened to him such as meeting a lady who was possessed by a demon. But then she converted and now she’s a great Christian. He had to face shortages such as money. That was a big concern for him since he had to spend all of it on necessary needs. There was also a time when he had to minister prostitutes. His journey continues on and on,

I think that this was a really good book because it was really entertaining and it felt like I was reading a diary. There are many parts of the story where it was really tragic but there were also many funny parts pf the story too. It makes you want to read more and more. You really get into the book and it really captures the moment.

[Laura]

According to my little notebook I read this. I really don't remember so it must not have been too good.

[Rebecca Espinoza · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW!!!

[Christy Keeler · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Walter Hoving Home is truly a gift to places including New York, Pasadena, and Las Vegas. Benton tells the story of the organization's inception, development, and progress and he recounts stories of women who've walked through its doors. I would've liked to have read much more about the women's (and their pimps) individual stories and how these stories affected decisions about how the program developed. For example, Benton gives reasons why the original location was non-conducive to recovery and why there were concerns about the women cooking in the Home. What other decisions were contingent on behaviors specific to their unique situation?

I give this book a "3" because the writing leaves much to be desired. I would love to see a professional author (like Tracy Kidder or John Krakauer) take on this story; they would write it in such a way that would make its compelling nature more evident. It is movie-worthy (which would certainly help cover the Home's expenses) if it were written in a manner appealing to a wider audience.

[Idriss Jellyfish · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting read, very conversational. Was given to me by a friend and told to give it a shot. It's fairly funny and amusing, which cuts through the intense situations the people in the stories find themselves in. It's a cursory glance of very real issues that offers one useful way to remedy them, albeit light on the details and specifics.

[Shari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible stories of how the Hoving Home began. I didn't want the book to end.