About the Book

From Skid Row to the Front Row

From Skid Row to the Front Row: An Unlikely Journey from the Streets to the Sanctuaryis a powerful memoir that shows the raw reality of hardship and the life-changing power of faith.

In these pages, Marcus Jackson shares his extraordinary journey from a childhood marked by foster care and abuse to the chaos of addiction, homelessness, and incarceration. With honesty and vulnerability, he takes readers into the darkest valleys of his life, revealing not only the pain he endured but also the resilience that kept him moving forward.

Yet, this is not a story of defeat. It is a story of redemption. Through divine intervention and faith, Marcus found himself not abandoned, but called. What began as a humble janitorial job at Home Assembly Church in Los Angeles became the first step toward a higher purpose. Years later, he would rise to become its Senior Pastor, leading others with the same grace and compassion that transformed his own life.

More than a memoir, the book is for anyone who has ever felt lost, broken, or forgotten. It is a reminder that no life is too far gone, no past too heavy, and no pit too deep for God’s love to reach.

This book is for the dreamer who doubts, the struggler who fears, and the believer who needs to be reminded: no matter where you’ve been, God still has something better.