A Man Called John: The Amazing Life and Legacy of Elder Willie Mayes, Sr.

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"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."-John 14: 1-3 (NIV) Willie Mayes, Sr. (1909 - 1986) was an honorable and godly man whose legacy of strength and integrity will continue through his children, his grandchildren, great-grands, and a host of other relatives. A Man Called John: The Amazing Life and Legacy of Elder Willie Mays, Sr. is a loving tribute by his daughter, Rosa Lee Mayes-Thomas, and shares the heartwarming story of how a man with very little formal schooling remained a devoted husband and father as well as became a successful minister and businessman despite poverty and racism.