One Bright Shining Path: Faith in the Midst of Terrorism, The Life and Testimony of Romulo Saune

by W. Terry Whalin

High up on a steep mountainside in the Peruvian Andes an Indian shepherd boy watched his flock. Though he could never have imagined it, God had chosen him for a remarkable task. The divine plan for Romulo Saune's life would lead him out of the isolation and poverty of his remote mountain village to a place of leadership in his church, ultimately standing on the world stage with other international Christian leaders. God's plan would take a boy handicapped by a learning disability - nearly illiterate- and eventually place him at the head of a team of scholars translating the Bible into the Quechua language.
But as the light of the gospel penetrated the remote mountain regions of Peru, another and very different gospel began to spread. The Shining Path - one of the world's most violent terrorist groups - fanned out into the highlands in a ruthless campaign to coerce people to join their cause. They believed that Peru's hope lay solely in the Maoist vision of a socialist society. The Christians were just as convinced that Jesus Christ alone has the answers for the human heart and for the problems plaguing Peruvian society. A collision was inevitable. In this time of incredible suffering for the church, one man's heroism and commitment to Christ stands out. This is the story of his life.

223 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

W. Terry Whalin understands the editorial desk--as an editor and a writer. He worked as a magazine editor and his work has appeared in more than 50 publications. Terry is an Acquisitions Editor at Morgan James Publishing. He has written more than 60 books through traditional publishers. Terry's newest book released on October 5, 2021 called BOOK PROPOSALS THAT $ELL, 21 SECRETS TO SPEED YOUR SUCCESS (REVISED EDITION). Another recent book from Terry is, 10 PUBLISHING MYTHS, INSIGHTS EVERY AUTHOR NEEDS TO SUCCEED . Late in 2014, Terry had another new book, BILLY GRAHAM, A BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA'S GREATEST EVANGELIST. Terry is a popular speaker at numerous writers’ conferences and an active member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

Reviews

[Marie Carmean · Rating 4 out of 5]

This delightful, uplifting book about a Peruvian boy who finds Christ and brings the Good News to his people is a wonderful testimony. A terrorist group called The Shining Path is following Chinese Communist ideals and recruiting terrorists throughout their area. People are being murdered who don't accept their ideology. At this time Romulo Saune has been chosen by God to bring Christianity to his people, especially by translating the Bible into their language and distributing these Bibles to hundreds of people. This is a work of many years, but they did not want to have the Spanish translations that were available. Spanish was as much of a foreign language to them as Hebrew and Greek. The idea was to keep their culture intact and become a Christian nation at the same time. The book is filled with inspiring anecdotes. The story of the lives of Romulo and his family bring light into the reader's life. It is about faith in the face of terrorism and cruelty. Beautiful book!

[Brian Rhea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Judging this book by its cover, I thought this was a novel or something aimed at middle schoolers. Not at all; it's a biography of Romulo Saune, a Quechua evangelist and Bible translator who was martyred by Communist terrorists. Knowing little about Saune or the trials of indigenous Peruvian Christians during the late twentieth century, I was greatly moved by the faith of Saune and his family. Even so, the writing style suggests a possible target audience of teenagers, and sometimes the narrative skips around enough to make it hard to follow.