Above Ground

<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Above Ground </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>is the powerful story of a boy who survived unimaginable hardship in Jamaica-abandoned by his mother abused by his godparents and so desperate that at eight years old he lay under a truck waiting for death. But God had other plans.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>From a child who didn't know the meaning of I love you until age eleven Allan Francis transformed into a respected U.S. Army combat veteran earning both the Bronze Star and Legion of Merit during his 22-year military career. His journey from a barefoot boy scavenging for food at drive-in theaters to becoming a Chief Warrant Officer community leader and life coach demonstrates that your darkest hole can become your greatest training ground.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Through stories of walking barefoot across cactus paths learning to read at age eleven nearly drowning and ultimately forgiving his mother Allan shows how faith and belief can lift anyone from their deepest pit. More than a memoir this book serves as a ladder of hope for anyone stuck in their own hole-whether it's trauma depression abuse or loss.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Above Ground </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>teaches that life offers two positions: below ground or above ground. As long as you're above ground there's still hope still a chance to live the life you were meant to live. Through Allan's raw honesty and hard-won wisdom readers learn that their current circumstances are not their final destination.</span></p>