Famed Dallas Pastor, Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, Releases New Book Titled, <i>Healing Our Broken Village</i>, which Deals With the Issues That Have Left the Black Community Broken

Famed Dallas pastor, Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, expounds throughout the pages of his newest book, Healing Our Broken Village, the problems that are leaving the black community of America broken, not only as a whole, but individually. Dr. Haynes also shows us through the pages of this book the biblical solutions to these problems, and empowers us to strive to put our broken village back together, based upon the Word of God.

Dr. Haynes says, "Within the walls of our broken village there are broken families. Absent parents, drug and alcohol addiction, emotional and psychological abuse, sexual abuse and dysfunction, chronic health issues, racism, low self-esteem, fear and anger are all a reflection of the brokenness that exists in our community. You were born with many of these issues flowing through your bloodstream which have become hereditary, affecting future generations in your family. There is a need for a solution that heals this sickness. Healing Our Broken Village dares to take a bold look at the sicknesses and symptoms affecting men, women and children within our village, the Black community. Regardless of who you are, what hand you were dealt in life, who abused and mistreated you, whatever system has failed you, God commissioned you with the purpose to be an answer to the problem. Before we can seriously raise this next generation, we have to deal with the realities of our broken village."

The chapters are taken from eleven powerful, thought-provoking sermons that Dr. Haynes preached in a series titled, Healing our Broken Village at the Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, where he pastors. Some of the dynamic titles include:

My Family is a Hot Mess
You were Born to Blow Up
There's Some Music We Just Can't Dance To
What's up with the Down-Low?
Don't Set Your Queen up to be a "Ho"

Through the pages of this book, Dr. Haynes shows us how our "village" is broken because of dysfunction, crime, violence, homosexuality, sexual abuse, fear, and abandonment. He shows us that there is hope and a prescription for these issues that we deal with. By the time you finish reading this book, your mind will be stimulated to think about the situation around you and to help make changes under the power of God to put our broken village back together and to live the abundant life that God designed for us to live.

Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III is a passionate leader, captivating orator, educator and activist engaged in fighting against racial injustice; committed to increasing economic and social justice in urban areas; and devoted to transforming the lives of the disenfranchised. For over twenty-five years, Dr. Haynes, serving as senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, has innovatively led and grown the ministry from 500 members to over 12,000. His out-of-the-box approach to ministry reaches across generations, class and ethnicities, providing a relevant and functional truth that can be applied to everyday life. Dr. Haynes is also the author of Soul Fitness, an inspiring and encouraging daily devotional.

For more information about Healing Our Broken Village, visit:www.FreddyHaynes.com.

To book Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III for speaking engagements and/or book signings, contact Tonya Neal at tneal@friendshipwest.org or call 972-228-5200.

Healing Our Broken Village is available wherever fine books are sold, in both paperback ($13.99) and hardback ($19.99) formats, at:www.Amazon.com, www.Target.com, www.BlackCBC.com and www.FreddyHaynes.com.