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Still Broken by Ruby Voigt

Ruby's dad Bill Voigt passed away January 28, 2008.  Bill had a passion for our camp at Hastings Lake and Ruby has designated that the profits from her book 'Still Broken' go towards supporting our ministry.

You can order the book from her at 780-660-5793.  Leave a message with name, phone number and how many copies required.  

About the Book

Still Broken is a poetic autobiography. Ruby Voigt has been writing poetry for almost two decades. This is a collage of work dating back to her early years of writing to the most recent entry: a poem written for her father shortly before he passed away. 

This collection is broken down into five themes: Brokenness, Grief, Prayer, Worship and Jesus. It's has been a continuous journey for a woman who understands brokenness and grief. And through prayer and worship, she has come to a fulfilling relationship with her Creator and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Even though faith plays a key role in her life journey, she also admits that brokenness still plays an active role as well. 

This is her direct message to everyone who reads her poems. "I'm still broken. I’ve handed my life over to the Creator of the universe, but I’m still busted up. The church is telling me that I need to be victorious and the rest of the world is telling me I need to chill out. Somewhere, I'm stuck in between. Not entirely lost in sin, pain and confusion due to a faith in Christ, but not entirely victorious, either. For most people, this doesn’t sit right, but that is exactly where most people are. God is becoming real to them, but they are still tripping over their humanity. I just want to share my story and let everyone else know that it’s okay. It's okay to hurt, it’s okay to cry, it’s okay to be "Still Broken"… but the big thing is, that it doesn’t have to end that way. There is hope beyond the hopelessness, a life beyond death and a way out of the wilderness. That way out is "Still Jesus"