The right Story at the right time
A Special Message from Ron Archer
The issue of someone being pro-life or pro-choice is personal to me.
You see, my mother, Elizabeth, was sex trafficked as a young teenager. She “turned tricks” because she had to, not because she wanted to. (To the right, I'm pictured with my mother.)
One of the hazards of the trade was getting pregnant, which happened when my mother was seventeen years old. At the time, the infamous Roe vs. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that legalized abortion was still a few years away.
Her pimp tried to induce abortion by having her drink rum and beer mixed with turpentine. He had her take megadoses of vitamin C, which had been used to induce miscarriages for decades. When those methods didn’t work, a moonlighting nurse laid her on a table and attempted to abort the unborn child, but again, my mother remained pregnant.
Three times her people tried to kill me in the womb, but I was spared by the miraculous mercy of God.
Today, I travel around the country as a minister and speaker. The Lord has blessed me with a booming voice, a take-command stage presence, and an ability to deliver raw emotion when I'm behind a microphone. I'm fortunate to be one of the top fundraising speakers for crisis pregnancy centers that provide essential and professional care to vulnerable women.
Here’s where my story takes a twist: today, my mother has stage 4 dementia. The baby they tried to abort takes care of all her needs, medically and financially. My mother is living out her remaining days in a wonderful facility in Beechwood, Ohio, with superior 24/7 care.
My message is that the baby you want to abort may be the vessel God uses to provide for you years later.
What was meant for evil, God can use for good and save a life in the process. Play the long game, not the short game.
Remember: pain becomes power. Misery becomes ministry. And a messy life can become God’s divine message of hope and healing.
Don’t waste your pain. Give it to God.
Ron Archer and His Mother Elizabeth Through the years
Peek-a-boo with Mom
Showing Love and Care
Dressed to the Nines
Four days before her eighteenth birthday, Elizabeth gave birth to Ron.
Dressed to the Nines
Showing Love and Care
Dressed to the Nines
Elizabeth taught Ron all about style.
Showing Love and Care
Showing Love and Care
Showing Love and Care
These days, Ron takes care of all his mother's needs, medically and financially.
What Amazon Readers Are Saying About "What Belief Can Do"
"I stumbled upon Ron through the 700 Club. I read his book all in one sitting. "What Belief Can Do" is an incredible testimony of God's power to equip the called. I was inspired through his pain to see that God is not finished with me yet."
"I could not put the book down. My heart went out to Ron and all that he went though, but he did not give up or give in."
"God had a plan for this man's life from conception. Some parts are hard to read as he reveals his life struggles, but hopefully they will encourage those struggling with similar issues in their lives. I highly recommend it."
"This book was so good. This man's story is one everyone needs to read. It's powerful."
"I could not tear myself away from this book until the last page! Ron endured so many things that no child should ever have to go through, but when he met God, his outlook changed completely. What an inspiration!"
"A must read for men, women, and teens. I wish pastors would buy some books and share them with their staff."
About Ron Archer
A Master Communicator
With a booming voice, a take-command stage presence, and raw emotion, Ron Archer is a spellbinding speaker and a force to be reckoned with whenever he takes the stage. He has spoken at churches and in corporate settings for more than four decades. A former vice president of the S.C. Johnson Wax Co. called him the “Martin Luther King, Jr. of the corporate world who challenges the very soul of a company to be transformed.”
Filled with Inspiring Hope
Ron has been connecting with audiences ever since he started preaching Sunday nights in a Cleveland church when he was sixteen years old. These days, he shares a message that remains the same: that God can use anyone, including someone like him—the unwanted child of a seventeen-year-old call girl—to tell others about the hope that comes from believing in Jesus Christ, who came to this earth to redeem our sins and give us eternal life with Him.
Overcoming the Storms in Life
Ron wants to help you overcome your STORMS—Significant Trauma Overwhelming Reasonable Minds—with a message that the only way to overcome a storm is to face it head on. For many, the pain of the past and the fear of the future can keep them stuck in a miserable present. Ron can help you face your fears and live out your dreams. Sometimes your greatest blessings are connected to your greatest challenges. Ron’s life is testimony to that.
The Latest news
Watch Ron on His TV show, "Ask the Pastor"!
Got a question about the Bible or living the Christian way? Then watch Ron host this highly interesting TV program where questions are answered live on the air by a panel of pastors from local churches. Click on this link to watch this program:
Listen to Ron on the New Life Live! Broadcast
Recently, Ron was a guest on the New Life Live! nationally syndicated radio program hosted by Steve Arterburn and Dr. Jill Hubbard. They covered a wide variety of topics : weight loss, sexual abuse, demons, the Christian walk, affairs, incarceration, and in-laws. Click on this link to listen:
https://newlife.com/new-life-live-january-12-2021/
A Video from Ron Introducing His Latest Book
Ron explains what his new book, The Power of One Man, is all about in this compelling video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7luUdntfMks&feature=youtu.be
Check Out Ron's Ministry: Places of Hope
When Ron's mother was pregnant with him, she was seventeen years old, unmarried, and didn't know who the father was. She was a young woman in crisis.
This is the impetus for a group home called Places of Hope in Cleveland, Ohio, where pregnant
woman dealing with a crisis pregnancy, young men contemplating suicide, or pastors facing burnout can take a "time out" and regroup.
Use this link to learn more about Places of Hope:
Photo Gallery (click on photos to read the captions)
Ron Archer Through the Years
The Early Years
A Redemptive Life
The Early Years
Ron Archer never should have been born. In the early 1960s, his mother was a seventeen-year-old call girl in Cleveland, Ohio, when she became pregnant—a hazard of the trade. A back-alley abortion failed, and Ron came into this world as a neglected afterthought.
Troubled Times
A Redemptive Life
The Early Years
Ron overcame a lot growing up. He was sexually abused by a sadistic babysitter, teased unmercifully by schoolmates as “Renaldo the Retardo” because of his constant stuttering, and physically and verbally abused by his stepfather. At age ten, alone in the house, he put a loaded snub-nose revolver to his head and pulled the trigger. The gun didn’t fire.
A Redemptive Life
A Redemptive Life
A Redemptive Life
A kind schoolteacher took an interest in Ron and helped him overcome his stuttering. She told Ron that he was not a mistake and that he was created for a purpose. "You are a gentle soul, but you are going to be strong," she said. "You have a beautiful voice. You don’t hear it yet, but I believe that God is giving you a gift, a gift to speak.”
Ron's Second Book Is a Winner!
Ron Archer's newest book, "The Power of One Man," examines biblical figures who changed the world in which they lived, then applies those lessons to the challenges men face today—deftly weaving the narrative with stories of both failure and success in his own life that is not only educational, but inspirational.
The Team Behind Ron Archer
Darrell Thompson, Esq.
Darrell Thompson, Esq.
Darrell Thompson, Esq.
Darrell Thompson is an entertainment attorney who acts as Chief Operating Officer and general counsel for Ron Archer's speaking ministry. He has managed numerous artists and actors, and his expertise is entertainment contracts.
Ked Frank
Darrell Thompson, Esq.
Darrell Thompson, Esq.
Ked Frank is the president of Refuge for Women, a national nonprofit, faith-based organization that provides long-term care for women who are survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation, offering them a new beginning.