For about forty years, the life of the author, Rev. John L. Hayes, is defined by a continuing showcase of miracles.In How Can These Things Be? The Best Is Saved Until the Last, Rev. Hayes recalls a life of extreme want and deprivation, discrimination, while still managing somehow to survive it. His foray into the military and then mostly factory works helped to get through some years, until various forms of cancer took their toll.Surviving cancer for three years would be an amazing feat, but it’s nothing to John, who has done it for the past thirty years. There is a regimen of healthy living that helped, but in the end, he attributes most of his longevity to a close relationship with God.Rev. Hayes’ life is an affirmation of the relevance of faith and dedication even amid difficult times.