It's rough and it's smooth.
It's dark and it's light. It's a masterpiece. It's us. Here in Sudan. We
are scared of it and drawn to it. There is an open door, and there is
much opposition.
In the dusty, Islamic
country of Sudan, Mia, who is raising her family in a Muslim country,
has learned to boldly share her faith. Rania, the daughter of a wealthy
Sudanese Arab, seeks to find the reason for her sister's sudden
disappearance. Mia holds some of the answers, but both women quickly
discover they must each walk through their own doors to freedom, the
freedom that only comes when you trust God's sovereignty more than
manmade security.
Part
of New Hope Publishers' line of contemporary missional fiction, Door to
Freedom, the sequel to Side by Side, opens the reader's eyes to
modern-day persecution and the life of Muslims in Sudan. Based on
real-life events, Door to Freedom also reveals some of the struggles
that Christians face when living under Islamic law. The reader will be
inspired to pray for those who are persecuted for their faith as well as
for the salvation of the persecutors.
Author of the captivating novel Side by Side,
Jana Kelley is a Texan who hardly ever lives in Texas. Raised in
Southeast Asia, Jana developed a love for cross-cultural living early in
life. Her love for writing came soon after. Jana returned to Texas to
attend East Texas Baptist University. She and her husband married a
month after she graduated, and by their second anniversary, they were
living in a remote African town. After 13 years living in Africa and the
Middle East, Jana, her husband, and their three boys moved to Southeast
Asia where they currently live.
My Thoughts:
This book reminded me of the missionary books my mom would make me read in the summer, vivid with sights and smells. I liked the honesty of the book. I have no idea how I'd handle living in a Muslim country where Christian's are persecuted. We know that missionaries place their lives on the line when they go to a foreign country to share the salvation of Christ, reading some of the life and death events gave me a new appreciation of the dedication they have to bring God's word to the unsaved.
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