A Son's Promise

by J Marsilius Flumo

Overview

A Son's Promise: A Memoir of Perseverance from Liberia to America, is an inspiring true story of a young boy's struggle to manhood and beyond, and his mother's determination to give him a future he could only dream of in rural, tribal Liberia. She sacrificed much of her own life in order to send him to St. Mary's Catholic School in nearby Sanniquellie to begin his education. In return, she asked her young son to write of her agony and quest for children. This deeply moving memoir of hope, love, and overcoming is the fulfillment of Marsilius's promise to his mother.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781940025537
Publisher:	Bitterroot Mountain Publishing LLC
Publication date:	10/01/2021
Pages:	550
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.11(d)

About the Author

J. Marsilius Flumo, born to parents of the Mahn tribe near Sanniquellie in rural Liberia, began his education at a small missionary school. In 1990 during the Liberian Civil War, he escaped to America. Marsilius received a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership/Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He is a twenty-three-year veteran teacher at John R. Rogers High School in Spokane, Washington and a recipient of the Spokane Bar Association's Law Day USA Liberty Bell Award for community service.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 My Parents 3

2 School 25

3 The Journey Begins 29

4 Take Care of Our Child 37

5 Quest to Return Home 40

6 St. Mary's School 45

7 Challenges 47

8 Adaptation 64

9 Respite 68

10 Survival 73

11 Other Early Influences 95

12 Lessons 112

13 Reaching Out for the World 124

14 A "Country" Boy's Experience 154

15 Humility 181

16 Uncertainty and Fear 189

17 Omen 206

18 The Hair on My Head 223

19 Fendell 225

20 How the Rubber Met the Road 237

21 Interrupted "Gravy" 243

22 Life in Seoul, Korea 250

23 The United States 272

24 The Call of Home 286

25 Transition 305

26 Charles Taylor's War 313

27 In Search of Refuge 327

28 Fayetteville, NC 340

29 Wadesboro, NC 352

30 Laurinburg, NC 367

31 Internal Struggles 373

32 Quest to Move On 407

33 Looking Back 432

34 Life in Spokane 450

35 Internal Peace and Meaning 470

36 Another Dream 479

37 Conclusion 492

Family Tree 509

Endnotes 511

About the Author 539