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GREENSBORO, NC (June 27, 2007) \u2013 Rob Mitchell understands why people might disbelieve his recently published book, Castaway Kid<\/em>, could possibly be a narrative of his life.
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\nHis mother abandoned him at Swedish Covenant Hospital in 1958, when he was three years old. He was placed as a \u201clifer\u201d in the Covenant Children\u2019s Home at Princeton, Illinois, where he lived for 14 years. During that time, his mentally ill mother tried to kidnap him when he was seven. He never met his father, who attempted suicide, but wound up brain damaged. His grandmother, who obviously loved him, would bring Mitchell home for visits, but always return him to the orphanage because she could not afford to care for him.<\/p>\n

His life began to change when he was 17 and gave his life to Christ after being witnessed to by someone at Covenant Harbor Bible Camp and Retreat Center. He has since gone on to serve in Congo as a short-term missionary, become one of the country\u2019s top financial advisors, and a major contributor over the years to the children\u2019s home where he was raised.<\/p>\n

Mitchell describes his book as a \u201cnarrative non-fiction that reads like a novel.\u201d He knows people will be wary of the plot twists and characters, especially since the best-selling memoir A Million Little Pieces <\/em>by James Frey proved to be a fake.<\/p>\n

Rob Mitchell hopes his website \u201cA Million Little Proofs\u201d will convince people the story is true. The site includes official documents from his case file at the children\u2019s home; psychiatric reports on him, his mother and father; letters from people involved \u2013 including a letter from the children\u2019s home director, attesting to the story\u2019s veracity; and recorded interviews.<\/p>\n

Mitchell says that while growing up in the home, he was full of anger and bitterness. He now is thankful for the patience and care shown by the staff, although he thought little about it when he was a resident.<\/p>\n

That anger and bitterness also prevented him from hearing the gospel, he says. He couldn\u2019t relate to the traditional images of Jesus.<\/p>\n

But he eventually discovered a truth to which he could relate: \u201cHe (Jesus) got betrayed by people he trusted. That Jesus I understood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although few people share his experience of being raised in an orphanage, Mitchell says most people will relate to the issues touched on in the book: feeling unloved, dealing with anger and bitterness, feeling overwhelmed, as well as living with the apathy of others. \u201cApathy has its own abuse,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Mitchell says he already had dealt with his bitterness and anger, but the book still was \u201ccathartic.\u201d He hopes the book will give people the courage to face their own issues.<\/p>\n

Most people might want to put their painful past behind them, but Mitchell has prayed God would not completely heal him. He fears that without the wounds that remain, he would lose compassion \u2013 his ability to \u201csuffer with\u201d – because he might not be able to relate to others\u2019 pain anymore.<\/p>\n

He also wants to live out of the gratitude for those who helped him. \u201cI appreciate what the Covenant did,\u201d Mitchell says. \u201cThe Covenant has had a theology with shoe leather.\u201d<\/p>\n

To purchase a copy of Mitchell\u2019s book online, please see Covenant Bookstore<\/a>. To visit his website, see A Million Little Proofs.<\/a><\/p>\n

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