Strength of an African Woman By: Michael C. Tredway Strength of an African Woman is a story of the physical and spiritual journey of a young Eritrean woman evading mandatory military service conscription in her home country; her trials and physical abuse after being caught by Eritrean officials; her daring and thrilling escape from the women's military training center, running over fifty miles across the Eritrean Desert; finding her way alone through Ethiopia and Uganda; her abusive marriage to a South African; her struggle to get her and her son to safety; and, ultimately, her Faith in God and Praise for His Goodness through it all.