You'll See Jesus on My Face
Kokomo Rescue Mission Releases Book
"You'll see Jesus on My Face" was written by Riley B. Case as told to him by Cynthia Burch, a former resident of Open Arms, the Mission's shelter for homeless women and children. The book is for sale at the Mission for $11.00 and is available at local book stores.
To take books to your church for sale, call 765-456-3838. Download a poster here. To inquire about having Cynthia speak at your church or women's event call 765-456-3838.
Don't miss this testimony of God's incredible grace and power to change a life. Get your copy of "You'll See Jesus on My Face" now!
The book is the story of Cynthia Burch, a woman who grew up in Kokomo, and her account 
of a girl who was offered drinks by her parents at age two, was abused and molested by age eight, was dealing drugs at age nine, was living under a bridge at age twelve, bore three children by age nineteen, was a stripper for seven years, was sent to jail five times, and lived in the drug world underground.
It is a story of darkness and bondage. But, more importantly, it is a story of redemption. It is an account of finding God in the Kokomo Correctional Facility, and of a journey out of darkness that included living at Open Arms while she completed the WINGS program.
Here is an excerpt from "You'll See Jesus on My Face" Chapter One - I am not Cindy Burch
"I am not Cindy Burch. Cindy Burch is that woman whose name was in the Kokomo Perspective five different times between 1999 and 2008. It was on the page where the Perspective prints the names of those arrested each week. Cindy Burch was arrested for possession of liquid hydrocdodine, for drug dealing, for violation of probation, for child neglect, and for possession of a syringe. Several times the Perspective ran her picture. She was not pretty in those pictures. Her hair was unkept; her teeth rotting; she looked defiant. Once when she was arrested one time her head lice were so bad she had to be put in isolation in the jail. …I am not Cindy Burch.
"I am not Cindy Burch. Teachers at school knew Cindy Burch. She came to school dirty, when she even came. She was defiant. She would swear and talk dirty. The kids avoided her. The bullies bullied her. She got into fights. …I am not Cindy Burch.
"I am not Cindy Burch. Cindy Burch started living on the streets when she was 11 years old. She slept under a bridge in downtown
"I am not Cindy Burch. Cindy Birch was a girl who would trade sex for a place to stay, and some food, and some drugs. A lot of guys in
"I am not Cindy Burch. Cindy Burch named her daughter Crystal—Faith Crystal--in honor of meth crystals. Meth crystals were Cindy’s god. It was what she lived for. …I am not Cindy Burch.
"I am not Cindy Burch. Judge Menges knows Cindy Burch. After all, he saw her maybe fifteen times. Five times she was sent to jail. The Cindy Burch Judge Menges dealt with was angry, defiant, unrepentant, sullen, and unattractive. …I am not Cindy Burch.
"I am not Cindy Burch. Cindy Burch lived in filth. The house she stayed in was so dirty you could get dirty just walking across the room. It smelled. It was oppressive. Cindy Burch lived like an animal. Drugs took the place of cleanliness and health and warmth. …I am not Cindy Burch.
"I am not Cindy Burch. Cindy Burch was a stripper. She worked almost all the clubs in
"I am not Cindy Burch. Cindy Burch died. She died three times. She overdosed before her own kids. She lay in the laundry room on the floor. Her 9-year old daughter tried to wake her up: “Mommy, Mommy.” There was no movement. The boyfriend called 911. The paramedics came. They gave Cynthia Burch a shock. She revived, but her heart stopped two more times that evening. …I am not Cindy Burch.
"Whatever happened to Cindy Burch? Cindy Burch is now Cynthia Burch. When Cindy Burch became a new creature she was given a new name. Actually it was the name she was always supposed to have—Cynthia Burch. Jesus lifted her up and called her Cynthia.
"Cynthia Burch is now a child of God, loved, forgiven, and valued. The old Cindy Burch went around with head bowed. The new Cynthia Burch can hold up her head because she is valued.
"I am that person. I am Cynthia Burch, and this is my story."
A picture from Cynthia's Book Signing at the 2011 Walk A Mile Event:
