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Addiction: Saved by the Grace of God
The Anthony Marakovitz Story
Edited by Krissie Schuster Cilano
Foreword by Sharon Ciano
Imprint: Resource Publications
Anthony Marakovitz is currently a full-time Calvary Chapel deacon who leads a class for new believers, teaches Celebrate Recovery’s 12-Step program, and heads up ocean baptisms. God continues to bless Marakovitz’s handyman business (Bada Bing, LLC) as well as his ministry, The Armor of God. Marakovitz and his wife, Gerry, are a dynamic team for people who are seeking recovery. They are confident that faith-based recovery has the potential to be lifelong and filled with peace, hope, and purpose.
Krissie Schuster Cilano has learned to experience and enjoy God’s presence. Editing present-day God stories for readers to enjoy and benefit from is her way of knowing God better and making him known.
“This is a powerful and inspiring book. Tony’s transparency, attention to detail, and vulnerability throughout is truly incredible. I highly recommend it.”
—Anthony Acampora, national director of faith-based services and chaplain, Banyan Treatment Centers
“Oh, what a lovely book this is! Tony’s story is full of hometown charm, endearing characters, poignant memories—and the tragedy that befalls broken humanity, no matter how precious life begins. But as you’ll see on these pages, when God bends low, pulls us from the ashes, sets our feet in his wide-open spaces, and teaches us who he is and how he loves, tragedy turns into triumph. And life in Tony’s words, ‘is wonderful.’”
—Dallas and Amanda Jenkins of The Chosen
“In nearly twenty years of addiction recovery ministry, I have seen many transformed lives. If there is one story that stands out above all others, it is this story of Anthony Marakovitz, who, after losing all he had, found strength in the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit to overcome the life-controlling addictions that enslaved him for forty years. That man is my dear friend, a loving husband, a successful businessman, an effective minister, who is helping countless others find the same victory. Simply astounding!”
—Douglas Lidwell, senior pastor, Rosalind Hills Baptist Church