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Walk to Beautiful

The Power of Love and a Homeless Kid Who Found the Way

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Walk to Beautiful

By: Jimmy Wayne, Ken Abraham
Narrated by: Gabe Wicks
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A New York Times bestseller! Imagine yourself a thirteen-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, in a strange city, and your mom leaves you at a bus station parking lot and drives off into the night with her lover.

That’s the real-life story of country music star Jimmy Wayne. It’s a miracle that Jimmy survived being hungry and homeless, bouncing in and out of the foster care system, and sleeping in the streets. But he didn’t just overcome great adversity in his life; he now uses his country music platform to help children everywhere, especially teenagers in foster care who are about to age out of the system.

Walk to Beautiful is the powerfully emotive account of Jimmy’s horrendous childhood and the love he received from Russell and Bea Costner, the elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the chance to complete his education. Jimmy says of Bea, “She changed every cell in my body.”

This moving memoir chronicles:

  • Jimmy’s life as a foster child and homeless teenager
  • His adoption by Russell and Bea Costner, an elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the opportunities for him to thrive
  • His surprising rise to fame in the music industry
  • His tireless advocacy for children in the foster care system through his Meet Me Halfway awareness campaign, a 1,700 mile walk halfway across America from Nashville to Phoenix

Join Jimmy on his walk to beautiful and see how one person really can make a difference.

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The start to the finish gave a really great insight into not only one individuals life, but also those that surrounded him. To have gone through the struggles and still emerge with love is a pure sign of God's love, protection and grace.

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