With the turmoil caused by terrorists being constantly on everyone's minds, I was drawn to Brother Nathan's story called Love Casts Out Fear.
While Nathan was still a young child in Egypt, his pastor father was murdered before his eyes by killers targeting Christians. For several years after, he vowed to revenge his father's death. Before that could happen, however, the Lord touched his spirit and claimed Nathan for His own.
The rest of the story speaks of his Christian upbringing, and his life in the hands of God, ministering to other believers. Clearly he's being used even now, still in the areas where he was raised, preaching the gospel and being a light in the midst of terror.
"...through the living example of this twenty-first-century disciple, I hope you will catch a glimpse of how our mighty God can do extraordinary things through the lives of ordinary people who fully surrender to his will."~from the Introduction by David Culross
I was amazed at hearing of groups of Christians still living in the midst of such persecution. These are Muslim-dominated areas, with Brother Nathan focusing on his homeland of Egypt. In reading this I could see firsthand of how God's will dominates, no matter.
(i received this book free to review from bakerbooks)
