Light Force: A Stirring Account of the Church Caught in the Middle East Crossfire

by Brother Andrew, Al Janssen

Overview

Brother Andrew's ministry began with smuggling Bibles behind the Iron Curtain. His phenomenally successful book God's Smuggler was born from that mission.

But as communism in Eastern Europe declined, Brother Andrew shifted his focus to strengthening the Christian church within the Islamic world. In a time when a mass exodus of Christians has drained the Middle East of God's light, Brother Andrew headed into this war-torn land to bring hope and encouragement to those who remained.

Light Force recounts the continuing saga of Brother Andrew's most recent mission. Through dramatic true stories, readers get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at real people affected by the centuries-old conflicts in this volatile part of the world. Now readers can join Brother Andrew and fellow Open Doors missionary Al Janssen in their quest to strengthen God's light in the Middle East. These gripping accounts of Christians caught in the crossfire will captivate readers everywhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441238900
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/01/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Brother Andrew began taking Bibles to Christians behind closed borders in 1955. That work has since developed into Open Doors International. When not traveling, Brother Andrew makes his home in the Netherlands.

Al Janssen has co-written or authored more than twenty-five books, including Focus on the Family's The Marriage Masterpiece. He is chairman of the board for Open Doors (USA) with Brother Andrew and is director of communications for Open Doors International. Janssen lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In 1955, Brother Andrew (1928-2022) discovered that Christians behind the Iron Curtain were denied access to Bibles. He told his story in God's Smuggler, then for the next 50 years ministered to persecuted Christians around the world while presenting the Gospel to extremist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.
Al Janssen has more than five decades of experience as a writer, editor and publisher. He worked alongside Brother Andrew for 15 years, and together they wrote Light Force and Secret Believers, telling the stories of Christians in the Islamic world. Find more of their devotional teaching at aljanssen.com.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	5
Part 1	Strengthen What Remains
1.	The Horror	9
2.	Not a Mindless Terrorist	14
3.	Where Was the Church?	20
Part 2	Lebanon: Seeking Peace in an Uncivil War
4.	Weeping for Lebanon	29
5.	God Has Forsaken Lebanon	38
6.	The Need for Wisdom with Zeal	45
7.	A Plan for Peace	55
8.	It's Just a Mess	61
9.	Being with Us Is the Greatest Encouragement	67
10.	I Have No Power	76
11.	Meeting with an Ayatollah	81
12.	See the Son of Righteousness Rise	90
Part 3	West Bank and Gaza: Who Reaches the Terrorists?
13.	A Well-Aimed Stone	103
14.	I Want to See Living Stones	108
15.	What Are We Supposed to Do?	118
16.	Bringing the Two Sides Together	129
17.	What Will This Suffering Accomplish?	137
18.	Every Tent Is a Mosque	146
19.	The Families of Hamas	156
20.	A Meal with Terrorists	162
21.	How Far Do I Go?	170
22.	What I Saw Today Are God Seekers	182
23.	In a Small Way We're Making a Difference	191
24.	What Kind of People Does the Book Produce?	194
25.	Hamas Would Like a Cease-Fire	201
26.	Called to a Higher Statecraft	212
27.	The Teacher's Bookshop	220
28.	Did You Try to Pray?	225
Part 4	The Second Intifada: A Religious Uprising
29.	Throwing the Jesus Stone	237
30.	It Is Not Suicide--It Is Religious	245
31.	Escape from Bethlehem	251
32.	Miracle in Holland	259
33.	What Do You Preach When There Is Shelling?	267
34.	The Light Is a Little Brighter	272
35.	A Donkey Cries for Gaza	280
36.	Sneaking into Bethlehem	288
37.	A Dangerous Game	296
38.	A Model Others Can Follow	302
39.	Now What?	314
	Organizations	320
	Notes	321
	Selected Bibliography	327