Miss Brenda and the Loveladies: A Heartwarming True Story of Grace, God, and Gumption Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Brenda Spahn (Author), Irene Zutell (Author), Pam Ward (Narrator),

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One woman's fight to provide hope for the hopeless...

Seven ex-cons who changed her heart forever…

For Brenda Spahn, entrepreneur and businesswoman, wealth was a lifestyle - until a brush with the law threatened to send her to prison. In those dark moments, Brenda made a promise to God.

Spared incarceration, a renewed Brenda glimpsed into the lives of women serving time in one of the worst places in America - the JuliaTutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama. What she saw prompted a God-inspired vision.

With a heart to help and a will that couldn't be crushed, Brenda fought the system and overcame tremendous obstacles to take ex-cons into her home and help them navigate the alien world of life on the outside.

This is the story of Brenda's journey from rags to riches to redemption. It's the story of the first unlikely year of her "Whole Way House" and of the extraordinary lives of the first seven women who came to call her "Miss Brenda". It's a story that testifies to the power of faith and how God changes hearts every day.

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7 hours and 56 minutes
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Brenda Spahn, see all
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Pam Ward, see all
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April 16 2014
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English
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Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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B071HKQT8Z
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	7 hours and 56 minutes
Author	Brenda Spahn, Irene Zutell
Narrator	Pam Ward, Bahni Turpin, Johanna Parker, Adenrele Ojo
Audible.ca Release Date	April 16 2014
Publisher	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B071HKQT8Z

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stewart

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Louise Jolly

A True Story!!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 17, 2014

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The Doubleday Publishing Group|February 18, 2014|Hardcover|ISBN: 978-0-307-73217-0
One woman's fight to provide hope for the hopeless...
Seven ex-cons who changed her heart forever...
For Brenda Spahn, entrepreneur and businesswoman, wealth was a lifestyle-until a brush with the law threatened to send her to prison. In those dark moments, Brenda made a promise to God.
Spared incarceration, a renewed Brenda glimpsed into the lives of women serving time in one of the worst places in America-the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama.
What she saw prompted a God-inspired vision.
With a heart to help and a will that couldn't be crushed, Brenda fought the system and overcame tremendous obstacles to take ex-cons into her own home and help them navigate the alien world of life on the outside.
This is the story of Brenda's journey from rags to riches to redemption. It's the story of the first unlikely year of her "Whole Way House" and of the extraordinary lives of the first seven women who came to call her "Miss Brenda." It's a story that testifies to the power of faith and how God changes hearts every day.
Brenda Spahn is a lot braver than I would have been to take on the women that she did. However, not only did Brenda teach these hardened and often unfeeling women how to be sensitive, society worthy human beings, they also taught Brenda more about herself and life than she ever knew possible. Brenda's whole outlook on life changed after spending time with her "Loveladies" and what a time it was. I read this book in one sitting as I couldn't put it down.
I had no idea that Brenda's "whole-way house" even existed in the United States and have since been to their website and what a place it is! I can't believe the number of people she has rehabilitated. People who every one else had totally given up on and cast aside as mere garbage. Brenda offered them something they'd never had in their lives before and that was an unconditional love and a place to be heard and to be themselves without fear of judgement.
This was an incredible story from the first page until the last and I'll bet any of you who choose to read about the "Loveladies", will also want to read it in one sitting!

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A Net In Time

God at work in a true life story

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 22, 2014

I have to admit, when I first started reading this book I didn't cotton on the fact that it was a true story, I quickly became immersed in the story. It's an easy read, didn't take me long to finish once I got started.

You get hooked in, wondering how it's all going to turn out. How would Shay respond to Miss Brenda, what would happen with Terry, would things resolve with the neighbours and so much more. You just want to KNOW what God is going to do in the life of Miss Brenda and her loveladies. It was fascinating and interesting to read how God worked in the lives of all the people involved.

I have to admit, I found it challenging to read in some ways. I find it hard to put into words why i found it challenging... perhaps the fact that Miss Brenda was so willing to just give money away hand over fist to the people that she was serving, so much so that she was in trouble financially. I found that a difficult concept to wrap my head around. Also how she stuck to her guns over her husbands disapproval. Hard to balance that all out in my head.

Did something good come out of it? For sure.... but I don't know... I just feel disquieted within about how her hubby was disregarded to a certain extent.... the whole leadership/headship principle seemed ignored BUT her hubby did, over time become involved in the center and it's operations so it's hard to fight against the end result. Perhaps it was how God wanted it to be. Give a lady a vision, give her the strength and determination to continue, nudge hubby along (through her determination and heart) even though he objects and watch what happens in the end.

So many women, coming out of prison, and finding hope, learning new skills, learning about God and having their lives change for the better. This is God at work, and this book points us back to God ALL THE TIME. It's God at work. Not Miss Brenda. Not the ladies themselves but God.

And so I can honestly encourage anyone to read this book. Perhaps not younger children, but older children, teens and adults. It's a good book about God's redemptive work in the lives of folks many want to ignore or run away from. Folks often don't want to spend time with prisoners, and women prisoners can just be a scary lot to deal with. But here, in the pages of this book, we see they are real people, with real issues and some hard stories behind them. Here we see God at work, changing their lives for the better, and this is a good thing. :)

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marinus

brilliantly told by the various people involved

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on September 18, 2015

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A moving story, brilliantly told by the various people involved. A unique entry into a world of drug addiction, sex and alcohol abuse. An amazing story of what God can do through one person. I was spell-bound from beginning to end.

Vivienne anderson

challenging and easy read. An honest and transparent reveal of a ...

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on February 25, 2015

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Very well worthwhile reading. An insightful, challenging and easy read. An honest and transparent reveal of a very courageous Christian woman, and the power of God and His love to transform lives, no matter how damaged and "hopeless".

Donna

Excellent Book !!!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 19, 2014

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I absolutely loved this book,It was inspiring and funny and made you want to meet these Loveladies... This book was about a woman finding her destiny, an God transforming her, as well as the precious woman He lead her to minister to..I read a lot and to me true stories of hope and transformation are special gifts to help encourage us to be aware of the needs of others.I had a hard time putting this one down.Miss Brenda and these ladies are real heroes making a eternal difference in the lives of everyday woman who God so cherishes...Blessings

southerngirl

Excellent read and purchase for a good cause…

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 19, 2022

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I personally know people associated with this story, and their lives have been changed forever due to this organization.

Mark Spahn

Brenda and the Loveladies is the Story of What God Can Do.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 13, 2014

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Brenda and Jeff Spahn and the Rest of the Loveladies. In the course of a few short months, they went from 5 to two dozen women, suffering everything from abuse to drug addiction, from early prison release to victims of rape. Mostof these women were damaged and had no place to go that they could feel safe. First, in their home and then over the next few Years atthe Lovelady Center (a refurbished Hospital), the Lovelady Center became the largest Recovery Center for Women and Children in the United States. It is a Story of What God can do if you surrender yourself to God's Will and the Path that God has in store for you. Truly Inspirational!!!

Everyone should read this book.

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