Lopez Lomong is not only an incredible runner, he is a very positive example for many of us, somebody who overcame all the odds and not only achieved what it is a dream for most athletes, competing in the Olympics, but he never forgot where he came from and as a young adult works hard to improve the life of those who are not so fortunate and do not have access to many of the things most of us take for granted. Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2012.
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But he escaped in the night, ran three days, and was taken into a refugee camp in Kenya.
His life is a story of courage, hard work, never giving up, and having hope where there is hopelessness all around. En la mayoria de los libros, el número de ISBN puede ser encontrado en la contraportada del libro en la esquina inferior derecha. I highly recommend this book, it's very heavy emotionally at the beginning with the very sad story of his kidnapping but by the middle of the book you are smiling from ear to ear as you read of his first time interacting with electricity, showers, etc. Obviously, you know he didn't die.
For Lopez Lomong, surviving day-to-day in killing fields and squalor of Sudan, he happened to see saw Michael Johnson, win the Olympics on a very small black and white TV. Learn more about the program. Most people do not even suspect about the benefits of running! Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
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It's been a long time since I've read a memoir that choked me up like "Running for My Life" by Lopez Lomong. has been added to your Cart.
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Highly recommend to boys and girls out there, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2012. Sold by Orange Noctiluca and ships from Amazon Fulfillment.
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He was beaten.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2020, Inspiring story of determination and perseverance. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. You may unsubscribe from these email communications at any time. This is a man who against all odds reached an impossible dream. And he was nearly forced to become a boy solider in his war-torn homeland, Sudan. We’re coming to Hebrews chapter 12 tonight in our study, and I encourage you, if you would, to turn to that chapter.
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2012.
This is a feel proud book. Running for My Life is Lopez Lomong’s harrowing story of loss, overcoming, triumph, and redemption.
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A collection of true spiritual experiences that hopes to inspire addicts to get clean, and for recovered addicts to live a life far beyond their past. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track and field athletics.
But he and his "three angels" escaped, ran for three days, and ended up in a refugee camp in Kenya, where he lived for the next ten years.