Rainbows In The Sky: A Collection of the Recollections of Effervescing Ethereal Thoughts!

Ime Ibanga

ene 2011 · Xlibris Corporation

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Ime Ibanga is a native of Akwa Ibom State, South Eastern Nigeria; and now a naturalized citizen of United States of America. Ime is a pioneer BS graduate of Biochemistry (1983) from the University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. During the undergraduate program, the author’s interests in literary reading and writing were kindled through the mentorship of Prof. (Mrs.) Floyd, then the coordinator of the Use of English program. After serving in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 1984, took up science teaching appointment with the Government Public Schools Services in Nigeria from 1985 – 1995. The writer since 1990 developed a special passion to undertake missionary work, thereby obtaining the necessary ministerial training and commissioning. The region of his nativity in Nigeria is grounded and embedded with lively relics of European missionary pioneers of several Christian denominations. Notably, Mary Slessor, the Scottish Missionary, who served and stopped the killing of twins in the regions and times of the author’s grandparents, provided the earnest motivation to embark on missionary and humanitarian endeavors. In 1996, the author immigrated to Atlanta, GA, United States, to incorporate Holy Ghost Outreach Ministries, Inc.; a non-profit organization focused on missionary pursuits, youth mentoring, and leadership training. From the United States the mission’s outreaches has now expanded to Europe and Africa. In 2009, the author completed a MS in Psychology (University of Phoenix, AZ, US); and since Nov, 2009 is currently a Doctoral Student of Management in Organizational Leadership (DM program) in the same university. Ime is uniquely privileged to continue to develop his endowed talents, abilities, and gifts to empowering the functional skills as a; teacher, mentor, author, poet, minister, missionary, administrator, and as leadership developer and management consultant. Ime will continue to be a thinker, an adventurer, a lifelong learner, and devoted helper of others. He also loves sports, music, current affairs, documentary films, and traveling. He is married and blessed with a son Victory, and a daughter Progress!