You Are My Rock-Paperback

What happens when you give Jesus your entire life?

Many people take Jesus as their Saviour. One Grimsby woman has gone beyond that. For better, for worse, she has taken Jesus as her Lord. The results of this surrender have been both incredible joy and the deepest pain, but Jesus has been alongside her every step of the way. This book tells her personal story.

A shy child, brutalised and ignored by her pastor father, Pam Hodge gives her life to Jesus before she is ten years old. As a teenager she has two prophetic dreams and is then given terrifying word of a five-year time frame: she is to face two years of joy, followed by three years of hell.

This duly comes to pass and proves to be her own personal crucible of growth. At the end of this time, saved and healed by God’s love, a third prophetic dream means she is fully equipped to face the fulfilment of the prophecies over her life. She lifts four children from their own background of abuse, and, an embattled single parent, lets her love for this new adopted family lead her into her life’s purpose, the building of a front-line charity which will have massive impact in the local area.

Will all three prophecies come true?

Can God’s love really make a difference in a town where few people know Him?

Will the dark legacy of violent abuse, and spiritual warfare in those around her, overcome the good she believes she can bring?

You Are My Rock is the real story of an ordinary woman made remarkable by her faith. It lays bare the battles, the successes, all the love, joy, and tragedy. It begins amid abuse and violence in the back streets of Grimsby and Cleethorpes and ends with gala nights and invitations to Buckingham Palace. It’s a story that shows how, with faith, God-given vision and courage, a timid child written off at school can end up helping thousands of people. It’s a story of how God can transform darkness into light, how an ordinary life can be changed into a true force for good – and how God’s plans will be fulfilled.

Deeper yet, You Are My Rock describes an intimate relationship with God. This book shows what it means to be fully surrendered to Jesus Christ, and what that surrender costs someone who is fully engaged with the world. Loving and serving God is not as simple as it sounds: God gives astonishing blessings, but He has high expectations. Full discipleship has its price, and the truly faithful must always carry their cross.

Telling a story that even close friends may not recognise, You Are My Rock lays bare this life spent with the Lord. By letting God lead her through thick and thin, Pam Hodge has helped make one corner of this messy world into a far better place. This book allows the darkness, but it also celebrates real joy. Truly, this is life in all its fullness.

Rock Foundation began in Grimsby in 2008. Since then, through provision for adults with learning disabilities, various social enterprise projects, and a busy food-bank, Rock has brought help and comfort to thousands of people.