Bound to a Promise

  I honestly don’t know where to begin, this is an amazing story that you can not put down.   Ms. Floyd has written her story in such a gripping way.

The story begins with the introduction to her and her family, and the separation and divorce of her parents; and the travels of her father and step mother.  Ms. Floyd has a way of bringing you right into her life as she writes the story of her father and step mother’s travels around the world.

Then the tragic hits, and she writes of her trust in God, and how He moves in her life, and how she uses God’s love and redemption to forgive a man involved with her parent’s murder.

This is an enthralling true life novel, which shows us God’s love, his redemption and how He can work in our lives.   I highly recommend this novel.  When I first read the back,  I thought it would be a ho-hum story, but I was proven wrong!   A definite must read.y don’t know where to begin, this is an amazing story that you can not put down.   Ms. Floyd has written her story in such a gripping way.

The story begins with the introduction to her and her family, and the separation and divorce of her parents; and the travels of her father and step mother.  Ms. Floyd has a way of bringing you right into her life as she writes the story of her father and step mother’s travels around the world.

Then the tragic hits, and she writes of her trust in God, and how He moves in her life, and how she uses God’s love and redemption to forgive a man involved with her parent’s murder.

This is an enthralling true life novel, which shows us God’s love, his redemption and how He can work in our lives.   I highly recommend this novel.  When I first read the back,  I thought it would be a ho-hum story, but I was proven wrong!   A definite must read.


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Clip of Bonnie Sharing Her Story

Q & A with Bonnie Floyd Q: You chose the title Bound to a Promise. Tell us about the promise that became the focal point of your story. A: After I became a Christian and married my wonderful husband, Donnie, we seized every opportunity to share our faith with my parents. The thought of them spending eternity separated from God was too much for me to bear. Over the years, they became more open to hearing the gospel. For example, my mom kept a daily scripture calendar I sent her in the kitchen where she worked as a chef and read the verse to my dad every day. She even mentioned praying for us. My Dad was supportive, but many of our conversations ended with his saying, “Honey, it has obviously made a positive change in your life, but I’m doing just fine the way I am.” In one of my final conversations with my parents, they told the story of a friend who had nearly drowned after falling overboard in a storm. I decided to seize the opportunity and said, “Dad, just promise me one thing—if you and Mom ever get into a position where you fear for your life, you will call on the name of Jesus.” Surprisingly, without any hesitation, he looked me right in the eye and said, “I promise you, if I ever get into a position where I fear for my life, I will call on the name of Jesus, but I have never been, nor will I ever be, in a position where I am not in total control.” I knew my dad so well, and while to some people that statement would have sounded arrogant, I knew there was a lot of truth in his assertion. What Dad didn’t acknowledge, which many people don’t, is the fact that a day is coming in every person’s life that he cannot control. On that day he will need a savior. And Romans 10:13 is comforting because it says, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” In a way, there were two promises at the heart of the book. One was my father’s promise that he would call on Jesus if he was afraid for his life. The other is God’s promise that he will save everyone who calls on his name. Q: You were originally told by the U.S. Embassy that your parents were shot in their sleep. Later, you discovered that, in reality, they had been bound and gagged before they were killed. How did you react to that news? A: I knew Paul, the man who called from the U.S. Embassy, was prepared for another cry of anguish. However, what he got from me was not at all what he expected. While staying on my knees in a position of worship, I said, “I know for most people, the fact that they [my parents] were bound and gagged would be a torturous thought, but for me, it isn’t. It is the answer I have been crying out to God for. Paul, I’m a Christian, and just six months ago my dad promised me that if he and Mom were ever to get into a position where they feared for their lives, they would call on the name of Jesus. What you first told me left them no time to keep that promise; what you’re telling me now does.”