Contents
Foreword by David Platt
Prologue . . . Ready or Not
1: Descent into Hell
2: Growing Up Country
3: The Face of Evil
4: But I Wanted to Be a Veterinarian
5: Broken by a Smile
6: God’s Gift: Ruth
7: “Take My Baby!”
8: Mosquitoes Win
9: Why Didn’t I Just Keep My Mouth Shut?
10: Just Show Up
11: Bubba Sings
12: Tears for Somalia
13: Broken and Poured Out
14: Too Great a Cost
15: When Your Best Is Not Enough
16: Death Follows Me Home
17: A New Path
18: Seeking Answers in the USSR
19: A Prison Sings
20: The Genealogy of Faith
21: Learning to Live; Learning to Die
22: Fear or Freedom?
23: Refusing to Be Silenced
24: Secret Rendezvous
25: One Extra Pair of Underwear
26: The Power of Prison
27: The Chinese Road Trip
28: Preparing for Persecution
29: Rebuked by God
30: Dreams and Visions
31: The Toughest Man I Ever Met
32: HeartSongs
33: What If He Is Alive?
34: It’s All a Miracle . . . And the Journey Begins