This book will aid the reader in understanding the power of faith through serpent handling. Blind Faith: Serpent Handling in West Virginia will take you on an extraordinary journey to acclaim the glory of God.
Colleen Sexton has been an English and speech instructor at Chesapeake High School in Chesapeake, Ohio, for 28 years. A 1975 graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Colleen is also the author of How Shall We Escape, a novel about the crucifixion of Christ, published in 1998. She has been married to her husband Jim for thirty-nine years and has one daughter, Heather, and one granddaughter Caitlin. Previously, she was a marathon runner and horseback rider and still enjoys Zumba, skydiving, and traveling to such places as Morocco, Germany, England, Switzerland, Austria, and Ireland. She also enjoys writing stories about her adopted German Shepherd Gus. She says the five years during which she has gotten to know the serpent handlers have been some of the richest and most rewarding times of her life, and she is proud to be allowed into their inner circles. "I want my readers to understand this is such a solid faith that the believers are willing to risk their lives for the Word of God."