Books published by 1st World Publishing

Wind of the Spirit is the autobiographical spiritual journey of Gene Vosseler spanning five decades -as a poet, minister, political activist, friend of freedom, and valiant defender of the faith. As Gene likes to say, Wind of the Spirit is an extraordinary journey by an ordinary man. Yet, when you read Gene's sermons, his freedom messages or any of his many poems, you will recognize that Gene's dedication, and inner wisdom is extraordinary. You will come to know Gene as the flame of freedom that speaks a friend of Christ and a respected spiritual elder. Formerly a fourth generation Lutheran minister, Gene ultimately broke free from Lutheran orthodoxy and discovered the teachings of the ascended masters and his guru, Elizabeth Clare Prophet. There he found the path to ever-lasting freedom and the love of his life, Wanda. Gene became a minister a Church Universal and Triumphant and a founding Elder appointed by El Morya. Gene traveled internationally to promote these teachings during which time he also counseled, baptized and married hundreds of community members. Gene also promoted the defense of freedom and of America, working with top Congressional leaders and other freedom fighters, inspiring many along the way.Wind of the Spirit honors our spiritual heritage and gives inspiration to those on the path of soul freedom and immortality. "Gene has done what everybody would like to do. He has taken Saint Germain's message to the airwaves, he has taken it on television, and he has taken it to the newspapers."-Elizabeth Clare Prophet"We commend our representative Reverend Gene Vosseler and his beloved wife, Wanda for their great service to us and to America...What they have done, you can join them and do also."-Saint Germain"Thank you, Gene, for a lifetime of friendship and for providing such a worthy example of striving for righteousness." -Michael Utter

In 1984, at 36 years of age, the author broke down physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. She was hospitalized for six weeks; the first of three such visits over the next four years. Marilyn says that for all of her life, she had been a "sad, scared, paranoid perfectionist" and only after her life came to a blinding and screeching halt did she have the courage to investigate why. She discovered reasons -- but no excuses -- for why she had lived in such turmoil for so long. Once she knew how and why she had broken down, she had to find the courage to build herself up -- for perhaps the first time -- and in doing so, she had to make the choice to truly LIVE. Free at Last is a personal story explaining how and why Marilyn went into her depression; the traumatic and unbelievable stories of her life as she went through her depression; and finally, the magical yet down-to-earth ways that brought her out of her depression. At the very least, one in five persons in America is affected or afflicted with this silent, and often fatal, condition, so this book will be of help or interest to anyone anywhere. This is a story of fear, courage, love, and any other emotion experienced by human kind; it is one of the most honest and hopeful books that you will ever read on the subject of depression and one woman's struggle to be free at last.

It is with great pleasure and pride in our students that we present this compilation of student work. We hope that the families of our students and other audiences enjoy the efforts and creativity that our students have displayed in creating this book. My sincere thanks to our teachers who do a wonderful job for our students, and who were enthusiastic about this opportunity to showcase their students' work in this manner. We also give great thanks to Rodney and Anya Charles at 1st World Library for being so supportive in making this opportunity available to our students. Student writing is an integral part of the language arts curriculum. Reading and writing are complementary processes, and both are imperative in order for our students to become truly literate adults. Our teachers seek opportunities for our students to engage in authentic writing tasks that motivate their very best efforts. This writing activity exemplifies this concept of student writing for an authentic purpose. Incorporating poetry in reading and writing instruction has always been a mainstay in the language arts. As we have gained knowledge through professional development, our faculty has become even more aware of the benefits of poetry to their instruction. The lower grades benefit from the phonemic, phonic, and rhyming elements of poetry which are paramount in the learning to read process. In the upper grades, poetry enhances the students' use of words, their vocabulary development, and their enjoyment of literature. At all levels, poetry can be effectively used to improve reading fluency. We hope that you enjoy these poems from our students. As you read the poems, you will certainly be optimistic about the great promise that the future holds for these wonderful kids!