Adversity Builds Character

<p>From an early age author Tom Ufert can remember his grandmother proclaiming that adversity builds character. At the time he didn't completely understand what it meant-or know that he would actually live it. In <i>Adversity Builds Character</i> Ufert shares the events that altered and shaped his life and shows how with God's help he was able to survive thrive and inspire others.</p><p>In this memoir he narrates his life story and tells about the adversity he has faced-his mother's early divorces; the breakdown of his relationship with his sister; his adoption by family friends; his mother's illness and murder; his contact with a predatory pedophile; his questioning of his own sexuality bisexuality and eventual acceptance of being gay; alcoholism and sexual addiction; diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and HIV; and paralysis from a car accident.</p> <p>Revealing honest painful and tender <i>Adversity Builds Character</i> communicates the power of the human spirit to overcome the trials of modern life. It shows how Ufert's suffering paved the way for a deep appreciation for life and God's role in the world.</p>