Born in Sudan during a time when civil war and savagery ruled the country, William Levi knew from a young age what it meant to be persecuted for his Christian beliefs. His miraculous escape from torture and eventual landing in the United States he shared in his book “The Bible or the Axe.” The title was taken from a lesson learned from his grandfather who taught him that the battles such as those fought in Sudan could be fought with one of two weapons…the Bible or the Axe. As a godly man, he taught William to fight God’s way, through prayer and the Word.

After arriving William became a successful engineer, but later realized that his life was not meant just to fulfill the American dream while his brothers and sisters in Sudan suffered. His heart became inflamed with a desire to help them. He decided to publish his story to raise awareness and funds to help war-torn Sudan. He found WinePress publishing through his ghost writer, who tried for 4-5 months to get Williams story picked up by a traditional publisher but without success, and then recommended that he publish with WinePress.

In a rush to meet a conference deadline, William Levi’s book was shipped overnight by WinePress from the printer to a writer’s conference in Pennsylvania where William and his co-author were attending. At this very conference a representative from Moody Publishing saw his book, heard his story and expressed interest in the possibility of Moody buying the rights to re-publish his story. Within a short time frame, Moody offered William a contract and his book was released within a year.

William gives God all the credit and glory. He encourages anyone who has a good story to use WinePress to get their book published and see where God takes it from there. Says William, “My prayer from the beginning was that my book would bless other people and touch their lives for Christ. I hear story after story of that very thing happening. This book has achieved its purpose.”