I never chose the life that I led, nor have I sought after it. I never asked to be chosen, but at a young age, they came for me, trained me in the ways of my ancestors and gave me a new name. My identity became what they made of me. Some claimed that I was a Shaman in the order of my great-grandfather, others, a warrior like in the legends of old. They claimed it was written in my name, and that his power ran through my veins.

What they didn’t tell me is that in the beginning, I was predestined. Before the foundations of the world were laid, I was set apart. When I was in the womb, I was anointed and when I was born, prophesied over. What has been known since the beginning, was concealed from my sight until the appointed time. Babylon had her plans for me, but the plans of the Most High God prevailed!
My name is Charles Gates Jr, and I am an ex-cultist, born again believer in Jesus Christ, and an anointed vessel of the Most High God.

The journey of my faith is the ongoing testimony of how the Lord reached his hand into the furthest corners of darkness to pull me out of Satan’s grip. I am one of many in a rising army that carries an anointing to usher in one of the greatest prophetic movements in history. I was born for such a time as this!

You were also born for such a time as this! My novel is not only the origin of my story, but could very well be the beginning of yours.