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The son of a missionary and a Baptist minister, seventeen-year-old immigrant
David George Ball was following his destiny to become a pastor. He had always
dreamed of making a difference in people's lives. But when he met the then
relatively unknown Martin Luther King Jr., the course of Ball's life changed
forever. In this memoir, A Marked Heart, Ball narrates his journey:
beginning with growing up in wartime England; immigrating to the United States
in 1954 to take the pastor's course at Chicago's Moody Bible Institute;
attending Yale University as a scholarship student; and, most importantly,
meeting King. Later, he worked on Wall Street as a lawyer, started a family,
championed the 401(k) plan, and served as assistant secretary of labor. A
Marked Heart describes how Ball's encounter with King inspired the rest of
his life's work, and it provides a multifaceted look at his immigration,
education, family relationships, career, and his commitment to public service.
Though Ball never became a minister, his story communicates how his commitment
to God and prayer guided his life.
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The son of a missionary and a Baptist minister, seventeen-year-old immigrant David George Ball was following his destiny to become a pastor. He had always dreamed of making a difference in people's lives. But when he met the then relatively unknown Martin Luther King Jr., the course of Ball's life changed forever. In this memoir, A Marked Heart, Ball narrates his journey: beginning with growing up in wartime England; immigrating to the United States in 1954 to take the pastor's course at Chicago's Moody Bible Institute; attending Yale University as a scholarship student; and, most importantly, meeting King. Later, he worked on Wall Street as a lawyer, started a family, championed the 401(k) plan, and served as assistant secretary of labor. A Marked Heart describes how Ball's encounter with King inspired the rest of his life's work, and it provides a multifaceted look at his immigration, education, family relationships, career, and his commitment to public service. Though Ball never became a minister, his story communicates how his commitment to God and prayer guided his life.
