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Writing this book took some time and intentional effort, and I am thankful to God for the endurance He gave me to see it to the end. During this process, I have had to compare notes with few fellow travelers. In addition, I have had to use specific names of others. For these various groups and individuals, I’m forever grateful.

For reading earlier manuscripts of this book and offering important suggestions, I would like to thank my friend, Timothy Lincoln Reeves; for providing a professional touch of editorial and structural content to the final manuscript, I am grateful to Prof. Dr. K. Moses Nagbe; and for writing the forward to this book, I am thankful to my friend, Professor Welma Mashinini Redd.

Furthermore, I like to thank Ms. Sherae Davis for sketching the original interior graphic illustrations, and Pradip Chakraborty for the final interior graphics and book cover illustrations. To a special group of people, I call the “enabler” – your moral, spiritual and other support to the completion of this project is highly appreciated. You helped put this book in the hands of readers. Thanks to Solomon O. Lloyd, Josephine Hutchinson, Satta Grice-Nyemah, Julius Goundor, Lydia & Lavie Smith, Annabea Paegar, Jonathan Mason, Abraham H. Teah, Calvin Freeman, James Lee and Tommy Sharrow.

To Eric Weah Collins, Kadiatu Konteh-Borajhi, Charles Tieh Bropleh, Rev. Dr. J. Edwin Lloyd, Sr., Alston Wolo, Feona Johnson-Togba, Prince Jallabah, Claudia Spiller-Jargbah, Dr. Pearl Banks-Williams, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Weedor, Karmanieh Charlene Reeves, Theophylus During, II, C. Wallace Williams, Grant Martin, Fatu Barduae, Doctor Michel Dioubate and Hon. Gayah Fahnbulleh, I thank you for joyfully accepting my invite to participate in the sharing of your experiences. By this, you validate the story of the Bulk Challenge Experience, and I am grateful.

This book would not have been completed without the support of my family who allowed me the privacy to think and write – especially my grand-son, Lemel Samukai, who spent many nights with me in the basement, while I worked on the materials for my manuscript, and to my grand-daughter, Mandisa Bestman, for keeping me company while I worked. Thank you all very much.

Finally, I would like to thank my publisher for accepting to publish my work. And to all of you who are reading through these pages, I thank you and welcome you to journey with us.