Biography of a Jamaican-English Pastor (2020)
Pastor Otis Lewis. The Incredible Dream. Michael Terence Publishing, 2020. 200 pp.
“Pastor Otis Lewis, minister of West Croydon and Pollards Hill Seventh-day Adventist church, this week published his first book based on his life story, 'The Incredible Dream'.
As a boy born into a humble family in Jamaica whose father leaves when he's a baby and his mother dies young, but not before she has instilled in him the power of education and a love of God.
A hard worker from an early age, Otis braves crocodile-infested waters to catch fish for his family, pays for himself to go through school, graduates and even trains to be a barber in Montego Bay. Above all, he is baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He leaves Jamaica for the UK where, against all odds he gains a Law Degree, Licence in Theology and a Master's in Theology, whilst working nights to support his young family.
The UK brings him success and challenges, experiencing police racism and a struggle to serve God and the community in the way he knows he can.
This is an inspiring, uplifting story told from the heart of a devoted husband, father and a man of God.
This book will motivate the reader and give them the assurance that they can achieve their goals in life under difficult circumstances by the grace of God.”
Description from “New Book [from] SEC Pastor,” Seventh-day Adventist Church of UK and Ireland, adventist.uk.