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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.… (more)
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The first half of the book, which concentrates on Lebanon and events during its civil war, was
The second half of the book focusses on Palestine and Israel, and on a number of ministries that are reaching out across both religious and ethnic boundaries. This part is especially touching and inspiring.
Some may be upset that Brother Andrew seems overly sympathetic to the Palestinians, at least as regards his personal ministry to members of Hamas, the PLO, etc. (a major topic of the book). However, if read carefully, it is quite clear that he completely disapproves of the suicide bombings, etc.
Light Force describes his ministry there amongst Churches mainly witnessing to Muslims in many different settings. His courage is a challenge and an inspiration as he looks to God to protect him from those who have terror on their minds and in their hearts. The level of detail is very interesting as he describes the conflict from the perspective of Christians and Muslims on both sides of the Israel/Palestinian divide.
I have given this 4 stars purely due to some charismatic content which I don't subscribe to but as with his first book this is not the focus of the book. I would recommend this book to those wanting to understand the roots of the conflict in the Middle East from a Biblical perspective and also to those looking for inspiration for missionary work.