Finding Forgiveness Through Film 

Dr. Tai Ikomi, whose husband and three young children were killed by a nineteen-year-old drunk driver in 1986, is an expert in forgiveness.  Now she’s found a way to teach others about anger and healing through a film based on the book, His Beauty for My Ashes.     

While Ikomi raged at the thought that her beloved family members died because one young man wanted to enjoy his beer, her faith taught her that she had to forgive.  Instead of reconciling herself to the reality of life without her family, harboring bitterness and anger, she forgave the man who killed her family.   The best-selling book, His Beauty for My Ashes, chronicles Ikomi’s journey to forgiveness and the healing that resulted from it.   Dr. Evelyn, (Oral) Roberts said of the book, “Anyone who has gone through a tragedy and is having a struggle because of it, should read this book.”

“His Beauty for My Ashes” is now a broadcast-quality film available for clubs, organizations, churches, and small groups. Using film to promote forgiveness is a unique approach, different from traditional counseling or individual study.  In addition to having an immediate impact on the viewer, watching the film in a group setting has been proven to promote forgiveness and healing.  Sixty-one percent of the participants in a 2000 study noted that religious-based group study was a key factor for fostering forgiveness.  Ikomi is passionate about providing support and Biblical foundation for those who need to forgive and is offering the movie for use in churches and small groups for any donation.