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Sto caricando le informazioni... Prisoners of Hope: The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan (2002)di Dayna Curry
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. 53991 I have just read this book for the third time. It is a remarkably honest account written by two American women who were captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan over a decade ago. The women were working for a Christian aid organisation and had showed the Jesus film in several houses prior to their arrest. Unfortunately for them 9/11 happened whilst they were under investigation and they became pawns in a political battle. It is a relatively well written account with lots of descriptive detail. I especially like the way the account is split between the two women as it makes for easy reading albeit with some duplication. The women's hearts for the people are clear and their desire to share the Gospel. Both women have checkered pasts which may account somewhat for their zeal. I felt there was a bit too much detail from both of the women about their lives before they were saved, it wasn't really relevant to the story and I wonder whether they will regret revealing some very personal details later down the line. The story could also have been condensed. There were a lot of details about everyday events--what they ate for dinner, who said what to whom. It felt a bit slow in places. Both women returned to mission work after their ordeal. I am encouraged by their perseverance and dedication to the mission. Interesting story, recommended. This book reveals the oppressed culture of Afghanistan and the many unmet needs of the citizens in this middle-eastern country. Dayan Curry and Heather Mercer, two American missionaries, are imprisoned after accusations arise that they have broken Taliban rules in Afghanistan. The women are accused of sharing their belief system of Christianity with the Afghan people. In this book, these two courageous women have written about their experiences living among the people in Afghanistan and being held captive for over 100 days in Taliban prisons. This book is exciting and intense. Included is the airlift rescue of the women and other missionaries executed by the US military. You will not want to put this intense page-turner down! nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
The gripping and inspiring story of two extraordinary women--from their imprisonment by the Taliban to their rescue by U.S. Special Forces. When Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer arrived in Afghanistan, they had come to help bring a better life and a little hope to some of the poorest and most oppressed people in the world. Within a few months, their lives were thrown into chaos as they became pawns in historic international events. They were arrested by the ruling Taliban government for teaching about Christianity to the people with whom they worked. In the middle of their trial, the events of September 11, 2001, led to the international war on terrorism, with the Taliban a primary target. While many feared Curry and Mercer could not survive in the midst of war, Americans nonetheless prayed for their safe return, and in November their prayers were answered. In Prisoners of Hope, Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer tell the story of their work in Afghanistan, their love for the people they served, their arrest, trial, and imprisonment by the Taliban, and their rescue by U.S. Special Forces. The heart of the book will discuss how two middle-class American women decided to leave the comforts of home in exchange for the opportunity to serve the disadvantaged, and how their faith motivated them and sustained them through the events that followed. Their story is a magnificent narrative of ordinary women caught in extraordinary circumstances as a result of their commitment to serve the poorest and most oppressed women and children in the world. This book will be inspiring to those who seek a purpose greater than themselves. From the Hardcover edition. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)266.0092Religions Christian church and church work Missions; Home and Foreign Missions; Home and Foreign Missions; Home and Foreign History, geographic treatment, biographyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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