God's Hostage

In 1993, Andrew Brunson was asked to travel to Turkey, the largest  unevangelized country in the world, to serve as a missionary. Though hesitant because of the daunting and dangerous task that lay ahead, Andrew and his wife, Norine, believed this was God's plan for them.

What followed was a string of threats and attacks, but also successes in starting new churches in a place where many people had never met a Christian. As their work with refugees from Syria, including Kurds, gained attention and suspicion, Andrew and Norine acknowledged the threat but accepted the risk, determining to stay unless God told them to leave.

In 2016, they were arrested. Though the State eventually released Norine, who remained in Turkey, Andrew was imprisoned. Accused of being a spy and being among the plotters of the attempted coup, he became a political pawn whose story soon became known around the world.

My Thoughts:  This should be a book that every Christian, every missionary should read.  It gives us a realistic look at what it is like to "go unto the world" and evangelize.   It isn't easy, and pastor Brunson is a classic tale of what it is like in the middle east.  

This is pastor Brunson's story of how he was captured, the hardships he and his wife encountered.  It tells us of their faith throughout this nightmare that they endured.   This is an excellent book, one that we all should read.

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