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Title Angel in aisle 3 : the true story of a mysterious vagrant, a convicted bank executive, and the unlikely friendship that saved both their lives / Kevin West, with John Frederick Edwards.
Author West, Kevin (Kevin Ray)
Publication Info. New York : Howard Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2015.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  B WEST    Check Shelves
Edition First Howard books hardcover edition.
Description 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note "Howard Books non fiction original hardcover"--Title page verso.
Summary "In the tradition of An Invisible Thread and Same Kind of Different as Me, Angel in Aisle 3 is the heartwarming true story of an unlikely friendship that began with a chance meeting in a grocery store between a bank executive bound for prison and an elderly stranger. When Kevin West resigned from his job as vice president of a bank in 1998 after making fraudulent loans, he spent the time before his trial managing a family-owned, small grocery store in Ironton, Ohio. Dealing with serious marriage problems and with a prison sentence almost certainly in his future, Kevin was overcome with remorse and without a scrap of hope. It was at his lowest moment that Kevin called out to a power beyond himself for help, and God answered his prayer in the form of an elderly vagrant in a soiled shirt and tattered pants named Don. When Don saw Kevin's open Bible on the counter next to the register, the untidy, long-haired indigent took the opportunity to share Bible wisdom and life-giving truths that changed Kevin's life. Finding a sense of peace in their conversation, Kevin offered Don a few basic groceries and an invitation to continue their conversation the next day. What began as a chance meeting between two individuals whose lives seemed headed for certain ruin, turns into an unlikely bond of friendship that saved them both. It was this friendship that helped Kevin thrive in prison, restore his failed marriage, and gave Don a chance at a new life that went beyond anyone's imagination. Moving and awe-inspiring, this story of a pure friendship sheds light on the redemption and hope that can grow out of relationships based in faith"--Provided by publisher.
Subject West, Kevin (Kevin Ray)
Grocers -- Ohio -- Ironton -- Biography.
Tramps -- Ohio -- Ironton -- Biography.
Bankers -- Ohio -- Ironton -- Biography.
First-time offenders -- Ohio -- Ironton -- Biography.
Friendship.
Redemption.
Bible -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Ironton.
Christian biography -- Ohio -- Ironton.
Ironton (Ohio) -- Biography.
Added Author Edwards, John Frederick.
Added Title Angel in aisle three
ISBN 9781476794006 (hardcover) : $24.99
1476794006 (hardcover)
9781476794020 (trade paper)
1476794022 (trade paper)