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Led By Fire
Charles and Betty are now serving God as Care Pastors under Pastors Ron and Connie Coleman at Grace Church Ministries (almost 500 people) in Chester, Illinois. This is the story of how they met in a small town in Southern Illinois in the fifties and were eventually married. They share many of the difficulties they went through and about their call to serve in South Africa during the years of Apartheid. You will read of many of their experiences and share in the power of God's continual leading, guiding, and protection in their lives. This book is an inspiration of faith, courage, strength, and dependence upon God in every area. "We often think that as Americans we are faith people, but the true test of faith is when we get to the place where we have no options at all. We quickly learned that all we could hold onto was God and He proved to be more than enough. We believe everyone will enjoy reading our story." Led by Fire will be enjoyed by everyone interested in overcoming racism or learning more about Southern Africa, or reading a good story of faith and hope. People who have experienced racism in any way will probably be drawn to this story. This is a true historical account spanning over fifty years.
298 pages, Paperback
First published April 4, 2011
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April 2, 2013
This book is a very interesting read. It is about a black man (Charles) and a white woman (Betty) who get married in the US back when there was still a lot of racial tension. They moved to Canada, adopted two children, then were called to Lesotho and South Africa to serve as missionaries. Reading about all their experiences was truly inspiring to me because I love reading about mission work and how God works through people to change lives.
Charles and Betty take turns writing different chapters, and though I liked reading the story from their different viewpoints, it wasn't always clear to me who was telling the story at the start of a new chapter. A little subheading for each chapter indicating who wrote it would have been nice.
I really enjoyed learning more about the culture in South Africa as well as the history of this country.
Charles and Betty take turns writing different chapters, and though I liked reading the story from their different viewpoints, it wasn't always clear to me who was telling the story at the start of a new chapter. A little subheading for each chapter indicating who wrote it would have been nice.
I really enjoyed learning more about the culture in South Africa as well as the history of this country.
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