Includes bibliographical references.

Pt. 1: A child of courage and hope -- Positive -- "Princess is her name" -- My big family -- The short life of a baby named Linda -- Bataa's gun goes missing -- Be strong and of good courage -- Pt. 2: Changes and challenges -- The sugar daddy syndrome -- A teenage mother growing in faith -- A call to the sick -- I have to know -- I shall not die before I am dead -- Pt. 3: A warrior princess emerges -- A fountain of life -- Hitchhiking with truck drivers -- Meeting Phiri -- Trouble in the house -- The making of a broadcaster -- "You're listening to Positive living" -- My vision for the world -- Pt. 4: The American flag stands still -- Coming to America -- Chicago -- From the village to the White House -- The best of humankind -- To all things a season.