I finished Safely Home by Randy Alcorn last week. It's a good book; one of the best fictional books I've read for a while. It's well written with a solid plot and good storyline, but it's also encouraging and challenging from a Christian perspective. For me it was a powerful reminder of our brothers and sisters who suffer for Christ. (Just a disclaimer: because of some of the subject matter covered I'd hesitate to recommend this book for anyone under 16.)
"When I go home, Quan, what do you want me to tell people?"
"Tell them if they wish to help, send us Bibles. And pray for us. Pray that those witnessing our suffering will see that Zhu Yesu must be real in order to sustain us. Pray that the rotten prison food will actually taste good to us. He has performed this miracle for me many times. Pray that the rags we prisoners wear will keep us warm. Pray that the beatings and torture will not weaken us, but strengthen us in our faith. And that the enemy will not overcome us and our families with despair and discouragement. Pray that the prisons all across China will become centers of revival, and that Christians in registered churches will be bold, and that those churches will be invisible to the police but visible to everyone else. Pray that our sons and daughters will not be ashamed of their fathers and mothers in prison..."
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Hey Rachel,
I've read a little of Randy Alcorn..once. And really enjoyed it!
I'll have to look for that book.
It's so hard to find good fiction these days. :)
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