To speak to the amazement and revitalization of this book, I personally sent the message below to Dr. Moorer via LinkedIn.



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Dr. Moorer, Hello sir. And thank you for accepting my Linked in request to connect. I wanted to briefly and humbly inform you that I am in possession of your autobiography, From Failure to Promise: 360. Initially, I purchased the literature to read and compete for the scholarship offered after watching you speak passionately via Ted Talk. My initial assumption was that I would consume yet again another self-help book that would enrich my mind. However Dr Moorer, little did I know that your story would renew and speak to my inner Christian. Our lives parallel in so many ways, I too was a child raised and born by a father who was considerably older than my mother. My father passed in 2015, he was 97 (biological), my mother on the other hand is 59. We grew up in poverty in Baltimore, MD, and although the vices surrounded myself and my brother always, our family had a strong anchor to Christianity. My father motivated me to excel at every echelon of my adolescent development. My dad too was a tradesmen, he was a carpenter and held office in the church. I too excelled in school and went to a high school that would prepare me for my current profession a career in military service. I have obtained the rank of Captain in the United States Army because, much like you, my parents pushed me, held me accountable, and revealed to me the blessings of living as a Christian regardless of my environment. My father the late Elder Beaufort Belin often relayed to me that, "Son, you can live in the world, but you don't have to be of the world." Laughably, I now realize that this was he and my mothers methods of helping me and my brother cope with the surroundings of our environment which was riddled with, death, despair, hopelessness, crime, drugs and prostitution. As I look back from where God has brought me Dr. Moorer, despite my environment, and it's vices, God placed in my life a loving and molding development team, I too had the church mother, and Sunday school teacher whom of which, still motivates and prays with and for me to this day, a mother that expects me to follow God's will and encourages me to do so to this day, God too brought me through the wilderness (Baltimore City, mobilized military service) to finally arrive to a point where I am feeling his calling on my life. Presently in my life, I am pursuant of a second Masters in Marketing Research at Michigan State University because God has decided that I have served the will of the nation long enough, and now it is time to serve his, much the same as your journey. I too am on a path to obtain a PhD and teach Marketing at the collegiate-level, not to merely obtain the salary, but because God has equipped me with the ability to inspire through oration. I asked questioned God when I was initially informed that I was being medically retired from the military do to health reasons, "Lord, why place me here, and send me along this path if you did not intend for me to stay." Dr. Moorer, God enabled you to share your story in order to provide me with my answer. The inner peace of divine intent has settled over my life, God has finally revealed to me that his design for our lives is greater than our individual plan. I apologize for the lengthy message, however, my mother always tells me that son if you are on the right path, God will place individuals and events in your path to serve as signs and monuments of faith. I believe that your story has done that for me. Dr. Moorer, please understand that I do not share this post to gain any advantage in essay competition, as I still intend to apply, however, I was compelled by the spirit of God to share with you how your testemant has renewed, focused and streamlined my faith in God and in my own ability to break the mold. In your text you mention the importance and the guidance shared with you to write down what you want from God. 1) I ask God to enable me to become a PhD in Marketing, 2) I ask God to settle me closer to my mother, as the last 10 years of my life due to military service has kept me so far away. 3) I ask God to provide me with 100+ salary to care for my wife and child and share blessings of prosperity with others. Dr. Moorer, simply I say to you, thank you for being a role model and inspiration to me.



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An amazing revelation of the urban experience. I feel renewed to continue my own life's fulfillment.