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From Politics to Praise: The Ruth Mizell Story

NEW BOOK: paperback, 40 pages, 9"X11",

with 5 pages of color photos:

FROM POLITICS TO PRAISE--

THE RUTH MIZELL STORY

By Ruth Mizell as told to Jeff Wright

A True Story of Romance, Adventure,

Humor and Spiritual Lessons

Ruth Mizell served as campaign chairman in Corpus Christi,

Texas for George Herbert Walker Bush for two of his political

campaigns, starting with the race for U.S. Senate in 1964, and for

U.S. President in 1980. She also served as campaign chairman in

Corpus Christi, Texas in 1978 and 1982 for Bill Clements, the first

Republican Governor of Texas, and in 1984 as co-chairman for Phil

Gramm for U.S. Senate. In 1984 Ruth moved to Washington, D.C.

and later served under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George

Herbert Walker Bush as adviser to the U.S. Peace Corps.

During her years in Washington, D.C. she has served as

liaison to the White House for American Christian Trust and served

on the Board of Directors for the National Prayer Embassy. Ruth

has also been an active worker and/or leader in several other

Christian ministries, including A.D. 2000, Campus Crusade, Every

Home For Christ, Joni and Friends and Nora Lam Ministries.

In 1994 she became active in Capitol Hill Prayer Partners and

became their liaison to the Capitol. In 2004 she was asked to

represent the National Council on Bible Curriculum in the Public

Schools and became a Board Member in 2005.

God has given her twenty years in politics and twenty years of

praying for our nation. Ruth praises Him daily for His favor and

grace.

Meanwhile, Ruth has continued mission trips throughout the

world: South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Russia,

China, Southeast Asia, South America and Israel.

From 1991 until he passed away in 1999, Ruth was married

to Wilmer Mizell, a retired World Series-winning baseball pitcher

and three-term U.S. congressman and political appointee under

three U.S. Presidents. Ruth has a large extended family,

including children, stepchildren, grandchildren and great

grandchildren. Five generations have loved and served the Lord

Jesus Christ.

Jeff Wright is pastor of Victory World Outreach Church, the

host church for the National Prayer Embassy in the Washington,

D.C. area. He first met Ruth Mizell in 1985 at American Christian

Trust in D.C., and from 1988 to 1992 they served together on the

founding Board of Directors for the National Prayer Embassy.

Since 1992 Ruth has been a special advisor for the National

Prayer Embassy, which Jeff has directed during that time. Jeff

invited Ruth to bring the main Sunday morning message to his

church on April 17, 2005, which became the basis for this book.

This book will help three kinds of people:

1) those going through transitions, trusting

God to bring them through to the other side;

2) those being challenged by God to pray

for nations, leaders and world events; and

3) those wanting to grow more spiritually.

God's hand was obvious in bringing this book

into existence. We hope you have as much fun

reading it as we did writing it!

Front Cover: photo of Ruth with Vice-President George

Bush in the White House in 1985, telling him that rather

than a political appointment or politics, she'd like to focus

on praying for him.

Copyright by Ruth Mizell & Jeff Wright 2005

Chapter One: Taking Off

Chapter Two: My Covenant from God

Chapter Three: Campaign Chairman

Chapter Four: Through the Valley

Chapter Five: No Longer Lukewarm

Chapter Six: The Move to D.C.

Chapter Seven: Miracles in D.C.

Chapter Eight: Married to a Minister

APPENDIX

A) Photographs

B) Outstanding Athletes in Congress:

Wilmer Mizell

C) Ruth Mizell's Mother:

Child Evangelism &

Favorite Poem

D) Prayer for the President

by Ruth Mizell

F) National Council on Bible

Curriculum in the Public Schools

E) Last Words from Ruth & Jeff

To contact Ruth Mizell, see contact info below--

To purchase this book:

mail $20 per copy, check

or money order with

note specifying order

to address below;

payment also can be made by

credit card through email--

for more information

left click on this link:

mailto: staff@natlprayemb.org

National Prayer Embassy

P.O. Box 90600

Washington, D.C. 20090

1-800-828-PRAY

email: staff@natlprayemb.org