Books of March

God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew- This is the true account of a Dutch man who went from drinking army daredevil to Bible Smuggler behind the Iron Curtain. Brittany and I were inspired by this man’s life of faith and fidelity to the Kingdom and its spreading on earth. Brother Andrew worked tirelessly to bring God’s Word to nations with closed borders due to Communism, his organization now does the same for nations closed due to other world religons.

A Princess Found by Sarah Culbertson and Tracy Trivia- This is the amazing true story of a daughter of a Sierra Leonean man and American woman who was then put up for adoption, raised by a white family and then finds her birth father who is a chief in Sierra Leone. It was very relevant in many ways for me, Sierra Leone’s culture is similar to where I am, so it was fun to read this fellow American woman’s narration of life here.

To Give or not to Give by John Rowell – This book is currently challenging me! After reading When Helping Hurts, I have been very cautious in my giving and sharing of material goods/money here. But, this book gives a balance to that way of thinking, which I needed. Asserts that the universal church should not be trying to plant independent churches, but intedependent churches I am still reading and praying about how to share with my neighbors here.

Africans and Their History by Joseph E. Harris- A look at Africa’s history in segments by region, so confession- I am only reading the West Africa part! It is sad how much we don’t know about African history, even the author admits this, though I am also currently watching a BBC series called The Lost Kingdoms of Africa where the host explores different now-dead kingdoms of Africa based on artifacts.