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    Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
    Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
    Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
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    Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games

    Written by Lopez Lomong and Mark Tabb

    Narrated by Brandon Hirsch

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    Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track and field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. It is the American dream come true and a stark reminder that saving one can help to save thousands more.

    Lopez Lomong chronicles his inspiring ascent from a barefoot lost boy of the Sudanese Civil War to a Nike sponsored athlete on the US Olympic Team. Though most of us fall somewhere between the catastrophic lows and dizzying highs of Lomong's incredible life, every reader will find in his story the human spark to pursue dreams that might seem unthinkable, even from circumstances that might appear hopeless.

    "Lopez Lomong's story is one of true inspiration. His life is a story of courage, hard work, never giving up, and having hope where there is hopelessness all around. Lopez is a true role model." ?MICHAEL JOHNSON, Olympic Gold Medalist

    "This true story of a Sudanese child refugee who became an Olympic star is powerful proof that God gives hope to the hopeless and shines a light in the darkest places. Don't be surprised if after reading this incredible tale, you find yourself mysteriously drawn to run alongside him." ?RICHARD STEARNS, president, World Vision US and author of THe Hole in Our Gospel

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateJul 16, 2012
    ISBN9781595555366
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    Lopez Lomong

    Lopez Lomong was born in Kimotong, a small village in southern Sudan, in 1985. Taken by rebel soldiers from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army at age 6, Lomong embarked on the long journey from refugee camps to the world’s largest athletic stage—the Olympics. Founder of the Lopez Lomong Foundation, Lomong spends each day working to improve the lives of children in his homeland.

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    • 5/5
      This was a super inspirational book! What I loved the most was the mindset that he kept through out the years, and how he glorified God for every blessing. God is such a good God and this book is such an amazing testimony to that ❤️
    • 5/5
      Incredible story. Could not have asked for a better book.
    • 5/5
      Powerful, inspiring, eye opening, tears of joy & sadness, beauty in faith. Wow
    • 5/5
      Lopez LomongHave you ever been taken away from your parents while in church by people with machine guns? If so, you should read the book Running For My Life by Lopez Lomong, based on a true story.Lopez’s first time on a plane he thought he had to pay for his food so he starved for three to four hours until a flight attendant told him the food was free. Lopez is a weird guy; he runs barefoot. His first day in a real house he didn’t want to use the bathroom in a BIG CLEAN house, so he asked if he could use the bathroom outside, with the dog. He also did not know how turn off the chandelier in his room, so he slept with the light on all night. I was so shocked that he actually made it to America. He was one out of 1,000 people to get a spot to go to America from the refugee camp, in South Africa. I would recommend this book to everyone since it was a true story and kept me interested while I was reading it.
    • 4/5
      Running for My Life is a Lost Boy memoir. All of these memoirs follow a similar though no less compelling script. (I won't spoil it). Lomong's story is actually the least brutal of the 4 Lost Boy memoirs I have read, he seemed to be very lucky at key moments in his life. Of course luck is made (or in Lopez's belief granted by God), he has a positive and upbeat attitude tempered by the harsh reality of his background. This is a short and simple memoir, it would be suitable for younger readers, as well as Christian since Lopez is very religious and always thanks God. He came in 10th place at the London 2012 Olympics. There is more to life than winning and ultimately if he helps his country stabilize that will be the real race to win.
    • 4/5
      Pretty inspiring book. Lopez's story is amazing and he is really a modern day Joseph.