Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Monarch Books (2008), 224 pages
Description
Ed Walker has witnessed death, starvation, and savage acts of violence; but also heights of nobility, faith and hope. As the longest-serving member of Tearfund's Disaster Management Team (despite his youth) Ed has served in six war zones and one drought-stricken area. The book covers Ed's reflections and reactions as he searches for the God of hope amidst enormous suffering and deep despair. It tells poignant, sad but also hopeful stories, mingling diary entries with reflections and arresting narrative. The book is told in chronological sequence. Despite the horrors he faces, again and again Ed is able to discern 'the glimmering shadow of God at work amidst the madness'.
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Shocking stories of suffering from around Africa, Sudan Dharfur, Sierra Leone, Kenya, and the attempts of Tear Fund and many others to help. Then gets onto suffering and is helpful in telling us that there is no solution offered in the Bible. The only answer given is to trust and to do something
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about it. He is helpfully positive about the faith of his neighbours but relies ultimately on Christ. But as well as offering Christ he is concerned also to do something about the Hells on earth we create. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
7.81 inches
ISBN
0825461723 / 9780825461729