THE PROMISED LAND MINISTRY
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you , plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
"Me and My Hero" written in memory of my big brother Arvis "Rusty" Ryan. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. In my book you'll read how God brought a young black kid from Calera Al. to Columbus Ga. and blessed him. In life Rusty was a lot of things; to me he was my big brother and my hero.
THE RUSTY RYAN STORY
RUSTY RYAN STAR ATHLETE AND BLACK PIONEER WHO INTEGRATED THE SOUTHS SEGREGATED SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM IN 1968.
ALL-STATE
ALL-COUNTY
ALL-CONFERENCE
RUNNING BACK
LINEBACKER
CO-CAPTAIN
MOST VALUABLE BACK
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
MOST ATHLETIC
VOTED WHO'S WHO
CALERA HIGH SCHOOL
1972
"RUSTY RYAN"
The integration of schools in the South was very harsh on black kids. In our home town of Calera Rusty was welcomed and accepted at Calera High by all the white students.
LADIES & GENTLEMEN HE'S A
POET, ACTOR, RAPPER, DANCER, SONG WRITER, ENTREPRENEUR, EX-DEALER, REPENTED CHILD OF THE MOST HIGH, THE ONE & ONLY TRUE LIVING GOD, MY GOD, HE'S LORD GOD JEHOVAH. AUTHOR OF A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, AND YES HE'S STILL A HIT AT ALL YOUR LOCAL MOM & POP STORES ACROSS AMERICA, PLUS A COUPLE OF FLEA MARKETS TOO.
CALERA ALABAMA'S OWN PRIDE & JOY HAZEL RYAN'S BABY BOY & OF COURSE HER FAVORITE SON & WINNER OF THE ONE AND ONLY RICK AND BUBBA NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE. THE FIRST AND ONLY RAPPER TO PERFORM ON THE COUNTRY BOY EDDIE SHOW IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA. WINNER OF THE $25,000 THANKSGIVING DAY BLACK JACK TOURNAMENT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO BILOXI MISSISSIPPI ... BY NOW YOU GET THE PICTURE THAT THE BOY'S A WINNER AND HE'S BLESSED EVERYWHERE HE GOES.
WITHOUT FUTHER ADO
I GIVE YOU THE AUTHOR OF
"ME AND MY HERO"
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JAMES ROMEO RYAN
CANCER FREE
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
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I remember as a child watching the movie Brians Song with my family. It was my favorite football movie. At the end when Brian died my mother and I both cried. The movie begins with a quote from Earnest Hemingway that says "All true stories end in death." Me and My Hero" is a true story about Rusty's life, but his death isn't the end of h
I remember as a child watching the movie Brians Song with my family. It was my favorite football movie. At the end when Brian died my mother and I both cried. The movie begins with a quote from Earnest Hemingway that says "All true stories end in death." Me and My Hero" is a true story about Rusty's life, but his death isn't the end of his story only the beginning of his new eternal life in Heaven with God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Rusty believed that, I believe that and I pray that after reading his story that you will believe it too.
ROMEO AND HANK
Brothers-n-Christ and friends for 30 years.
Hank and Shelia Erwin are the blessed and proud parents of Jon and Andy of The Erwin Brothers Entertainment.