Jubi Stone: Saved by the Vine

Jubilee "Jubi" Stone was a long-awaited gift from God to her now aging parents, James and Esther Stone. However, by the time their "gift" reaches her teens, a total disconnect between the generations creates a poisonous wound in their relationship. A toxic mixture of false pride, denial, and sexual abuse stand as the cause.

Nineteen-year-old Jubi rebels and spirals into a desperate hell of drug abuse and prostitution, but she is a gifted songbird, and her destiny holds fame, fortune, and a rich legacy--if she can get there. The devil knows it. He's set to help Jubi destroy herself before she turns twenty.

Esther Stone's only hold on her child--and the only road to this family's healing--is prayer. When Jubi finds herself on the altar of the Forest Unity Church of Baltimore, she's secured in the embrace of the Reverend Charles A. Wicker, praying for her salvation.

The next moments prove crucial because for Jubi, her parents, and the devil, time is running out. On that unforgettable Sunday morning, someone will die and someone will live.

Yvonne J. Medley is a features writer and photographer. She has worked on staff at the Washington Times and freelanced for several publications, such as the Washington Post, People, Gospel Today, A Time to Love, and other national and local publications. 
     She conducts her Life Journeys Writing Workshops, designed to empower and encourage incarcerated men and women as well as youth and adults, and fellow writers within the general population. Medley is a wife and mother of four, and lives in Waldorf, Maryland.