As an Arab Christian pilot for a relief organization, Paul Farid feels called to bring supplies to his war-torn countrymen in southern Sudan. But with constant attacks from Khartoum’s Islamic government, the villagers have plenty of reasons to distrust Paul, and he wonders if the risks he’s taking are really worth his mission.
American doctor Larson Kerr started working with the Sudanese people out of a sense of duty and has grown to love them all, especially Rachel, her young assistant. But despite the years she’s spent caring for them, her life feels unfulfilled. It’s a void that both Paul and Rachel’s older brother, Colonel Ben Alier of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army, notice.
When Rachel is abducted, Paul, Ben, and Larson agree to set aside their differences to form an unlikely alliance and execute a daring rescue. Their faith and beliefs tested, each must find the strength to walk the path God has laid before them, to find their way home.
This book had a great story line and kept me reading. I will admit to skimming pages when the war details were discussed. Not that they were gory. I was more interested in the characters and the story than the background history. It was a necessary part of the story. I just felt it was discussed too much.
Larson is a doctor who is running from God and is working in the most primitive of conditions. Paul is a converted Muslim who is trying to atone for all he did while being a zealous Muslim. Paul also has a price on his head by his family because he converted to Christianity. Ben is fighting for the Sudanese people and has no time for God. He also doesn't trust anyone. Especially Paul. The one thing they have in common is they both love Larson.
I was given this book by Tyndale House Publishing via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.
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