Caught in the crossfire : the trials and triumphs of African believers through an era of tribulation / Levi Keidel. [print]

This is not a book of easy answers, but hard realities. When Zaire erupted with violent insurrection, three sincere Christians who were caught in its crossfire chose to pursue three different courses. The consequences of their choices to their respective destinies make for spellbinding reading. How would you, a Christian, respond: if a barbarous guerrilla leader asked you for your support and threatened your life?; if you were ordered at gunpoint to broadcast propaganda which revolted your conscience?; if you were responsible for a secret camp of a thousand refugees who bore the growing ravages of famine?; if your telling the truth would mean delivering hundreds of people to their heartless tormentors?; if collaborating with ruthless military forces seemed your only hope for bringing an end to incredible suffering?

Africa is in turmoil. The struggle between age-old forces of greed and exploitation versus growing demands for human rights propel country after country into an era of wanton violence. 'Caught in the crossfire' is the story behind our daily newspaper headlines - the story of how these events affect people in general and Christians in particular. African believers take little stock in their dispensational talk of future tribulation; many of them feel it in their bodies now.

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