Francois Luambua’s Chapters
Book Chapters
Francois Ngambua Luambua documents his life and the major sacrifices his parents made in his new book. Here is the official preview of what the chapters feature in his autobiography.
01
A Special Plan for Our Life
If you think of romance in fairy tales, they all start with how, once upon a time, a couple met and fell in love…
02
Leaving the Village for the City of MJM
My parents decided to move from the village towards the city of Mbuji-Mayi. It’s the capital city of Kasai-Oriental Province in the Southcentral Democratic…
03
Mom Found Him
We didn’t know it at the time, but my Mom was actually the best person to go on this trip in search of Dad…
04
School Trauma and the Third Household I Moved Into
I went to my Aunt’s house that very same day. When I moved in, she had just had a new baby who was about…
05
How Both My Parents Came Home After Mom Found Him
I think it’s uncommon to plan for a big trip, without having an idea about when you will come back. Mother didn’t tell us…
06
My Parents’ Second Journey to The Village (BT)
When they arrived at the village, everything was good at the beginning. They worked a lot within a short period of arriving because they…
07
Going Back to the Village to Help Mom
I was so sad to give up school since I was almost at the end. There wasn’t much we could do in the face…
08
My First Time Being an Orphan
Before any of my parents passed away, I didn’t have an idea of what it meant to be an orphan. I am very sure…
09
The First Time Journey Visiting My Grandparents’ Village
When I was young, I knew of death, but I didn’t know anything about it or how it happened. As I started growing up…
10
Jean De Dieu Visited the Village for the First Time
In 2011, one day after school, I was on my way back home. I had stayed behind alone while all the kids from the…