Introduction p. 11
“For 31 days, I received instruction, guidance and understanding that carried me through one of the greatest struggles of my life.”
ABOUT Mr. Kalvin Randle, Author
Married first to the love of his life, Dr. Ivy Randle, Pastor Kalvin is also married to Fatherhood and to a 21st century millennium ministry. His wife is his friend, companion, lover, and partner in ministry. Their quiver is full of their daughter Elizabeth, two sons Elijah and Christopher, and their two grandchildren Kaleigha and Emmanuel.
Pastor Kalvin’s work background is in leadership and in construction. He has always held supervisory positions in most of his jobs and has led teams with companies such as Walgreen’s and Ada S. McKinley. In addition to leadership roles in job assignments, he did construction. He worked with J.K. Construction. His proudest accomplishment was that he helped build a house from the ground. He has a gift with his hands and is enthusiastic about building.
Since his two strokes in September of 2017, he has had to shift from building houses and fixing them, to building stroke victims’ confidence to understand and know that the next step after the trauma of a stroke is re-structuring their lives to live life to the fullest. What came from this new shift was to start a Stroke Support Group called “Ultimate Reach Stroke Support Group.” Then came the title of “Author” as he desired to reach as many people as possible with a life-giving message that there is still hope after a stroke if you are still breathing! His book “What God Did in 31 Days” is his latest accomplishment in re-structuring and re-building his own life to mete it out with the value God placed on it.
Excerpts from my Book “What God Did in 31 Days”
Chapter 1 - p. 13
“I did construction for 34 years; running up and down on ladders, getting on top of roofs, building houses from the ground up. And woke up one morning and could not even move my hands. I could not move my leg. Wow. I had not one, but TWO strokes.”
Chapter 2 - p. 17
“At Symphony nursing home, there was a woman by the name of Becky, who was my physical therapist. Becky came and helped me walk for the first time after having the strokes. She helped me to regain strength in my legs and got a brace to support my leg.”
Chapter 3 - p. 24
“As the time progressed, there were moments where I literally felt like I wanted to die.”
Chapter 4 - p. 36
“As soon as I saw my dad, I burst into tears. Everything I wanted to say was in those tears. Yet, I knew I had to be strong for him (and me). I went over to his bedside, and I hugged him tightly. Wiping the tears from my face, I told him that, ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.’”
Chapter 5 - p. 49
“This however is not the end of my story. It is just the beginning.”