“Call me Buf”: The Life of James Buford Smith—From Cajun Sharecropper to Indiana Preacher

Call Me Buf tells the story of James Buford Smith, who grew up in rural Southern Louisiana (first Estherwood, then Jennings) in the 1940s and 50s, a time and place very different from present-day America. Buford’s journey out of “the swamps” begins with an on-the-road adventure worthy of Kerouac, as he runs away from home and hitchhikes across the South and Midwest multiple times, eventually ending up at a Christian high school, where he finds acceptance. Through a rich experience of odd jobs trying to make ends meet, Buford follows God’s calling to become a minister, which takes him to posts in Louisiana and Kentucky before he lands in Dugger, Indiana, where he enjoys a decades-long career as a school counselor and preacher, becoming a spiritual pillar of that small community. Call Me Buf is the story of a unique man, absolutely committed to his ideals, who, through humble beginnings, with humble means, and amongst small-town people, is able to accomplish great things for God’s kingdom.
ASIN: B096TRWS1L
VSKU: BVV.B096TRWS1L.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Boone, Nicholas S.|Smith, James Buford
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Book has little sign of wear or use