All books / Book

The Edge of Paradise: Turkey Is Beautiful. But For Christians There Is Always A Price

Full title: The Edge of Paradise: Turkey Is Beautiful. But For Christians There Is Always A Price
ISBN: 9780857212306
ISBN 10: 0857212303
Authors: De Lange, Martin
Publisher: Monarch Books
Edition: New
Num. pages: 200
Binding: Paperback
Language: en
Published on: 2012

Read the reviews and/or buy it on Amazon.com

Synopsis

Martin De Lange Is Happily Married, Enjoying His Job, Living In South Africa. But Stirred With Passion For The Spiritually Lost In Turkey, He Uproots His Little Family And Heads North. Turkey Is Utterly Different, A Land Where People Ask Obtrusive Questions, The Government Watches Every Move And Men Think His Wife Is A Prostitute. Over 15 Years Martin Gradually Becomes Fluent In Turkish, Setting Up Bible Distribution Networks And Pastoring A Growing Fellowship. Marriage Difficulties, Police Harassment And Loneliness At Times Lead The De Langes To Crises Of Faith. As Threats Mount, Martin Is Faced With A Difficult Choice. Head For The Safety Of Home, Or Live Where God Has Led Them? Finally They Are Blacklisted And Forced To Leave. Six Months Later, Three Of The Men Martin Recruited Are Horribly Murdered By Extremists. Martin And Petro Now Travel The World Raising Prayer And Support For The Turkish Church.--publisher Description. Martin De Lange With Belinda Lamprecht. Turkey Is Beautiful. But For Christians There Is Always A Price--front Cover.