The Life of Faith from West Africa to Her American Dream

Overcoming Barriers

This book is about Faith, a woman who had children when she was young and unmarried. Because of when and where she lived at the time, women her age group ostracized her and her chances of getting minimum high school, let alone, college education diminished. While women in her situation just hoped for finding and marrying a man, who could take care of them and their children, Faith took another approach. She faithfully cultivated her independence, by steadily inching her way, towards her educational dream. She believed that a better quality of education would give her the independence to redeem her from relying entirely upon marriage as her only means of living. Against all odds that she struggled with, from her teenage years to young adulthood, Faith ultimately immigrated to the United States, went to college, and earned advanced degrees. Her education dramatically improved her quality of life and boosted her self-confidence and self-worth. Faith could be a model for a significant number of single mothers and people, whom society tends to undervalue. Their dreams could come true too, if they do not give up, but have faith in God and persistently pursue their dreams.