Jay Townsend

An Uncommon Bond Jay Townsend

When Buddy Johnson lets his emotions get the best of him, he kicks a basketball and shatters an upstairs window at the house of an old man in town. This isn't just any old man. Buddy and his friends call this old man Crazy Carl. To make matters worse, his mom is making him go see the old man every Saturday for three weeks. Life isn't fair!Carl Ross is a loner. He is an alcoholic. He is suicidal. He has lost everything. Then some kid kicks a ball and it shatters the window to his office upstairs in his house. He finds out the ball belongs to Buddy Johnson. This brings up memories from his past. Memories he tries to forget every day. Carl turns to God for answers. God speaks and Carl develops a plan to meet with Buddy for three weeks and during that time gives Buddy three different challenges he must accomplish. These challenges spur conversation on what Carl calls the "servant leadership cycle" - SEE, CONNECT, and LEAD. What happens when a traumatized past meets a promising future? How can one event change the life of so many people? Find out in this leadership book when Buddy and Carl meet to develop an inspiring story of faith, forgiveness, and friendship.