Upside-Down Joy: An Inverted Look at Sin, Sickness, Struggle, and Death

In Upside-Down Joy, Andrew Mann shares real proof about how the process of pain taught him different perceptions for holding on to joyful living. His life and others’ stories will inspire you to share this inverted way of experiencing suffering with joy. Take advantage of his rich, multilayered, multicultural experiences in ministry and insights from life, to think and act in a new way: with unexpected joy in unexpected places.

Andrew Mann had a small-town Missouri upbringing and then . . . God moved him. He now calls the Mott Haven neighborhood in the South Bronx home. His journey from farm to city introduced him to a greater spiritual journey―from 'religious life' to 'real life'. He recognizes how God used so many experiences and individuals to open his eyes to truths about himself as well as his Creator. Personal experiences with sin, cancer, relationships, and death have turned his world upside down and in the process taught him how to live with inverted thinking. He is currently a pastor and ministry leader with the Graffiti 2 Baptist Church and Community Ministries that serves more than 10,000 people a year and empowers children, youth, and adults.