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Beyond The Mist: The Story of Donald and Dorothy Fairley
To the west of the Great Forest the gray waves of the Atlantic hurl themselves onto the shimmering beaches of Gabon, West Africa. And under the 100,000-square mile canopy of the Great Forest live millions of creatures, including dozens of tribes with strange-sounding names. Mwiri and Bwiti live there too- Mwiri claiming to be the "Guardian of the Forest" and Bwiti, the more powerful god, holding the people of the Great Forest in his cruel and enslaving grip.
Into this dark kingdom came young Donald and Dorothy Fairley in 1930. They plunged into the forest, befriended its peoples, engaged the evil powers, preached, and taught. They also constructed homes and churches from raw materials, built a hydroelectric plant and turned 177 acres of the Great Forest, once known as "the place of death," into a place of both spiritual and physical healing. That place is now known as Bongolo. Today, the self-supporting and self-governing Gabon Christian Alliance Church, the nation's largest Protestant denomination, has spread into every province. And what about Mwiri and Bwiti? Their kingdom has been penetrated, their fearsome grip loosened, their dreadful power dispelled in Jesus' name. A riveting, never-to-be-forgotten story of raw human courage and the love of God for all peoples!
Into this dark kingdom came young Donald and Dorothy Fairley in 1930. They plunged into the forest, befriended its peoples, engaged the evil powers, preached, and taught. They also constructed homes and churches from raw materials, built a hydroelectric plant and turned 177 acres of the Great Forest, once known as "the place of death," into a place of both spiritual and physical healing. That place is now known as Bongolo. Today, the self-supporting and self-governing Gabon Christian Alliance Church, the nation's largest Protestant denomination, has spread into every province. And what about Mwiri and Bwiti? Their kingdom has been penetrated, their fearsome grip loosened, their dreadful power dispelled in Jesus' name. A riveting, never-to-be-forgotten story of raw human courage and the love of God for all peoples!
208 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2002
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August 30, 2021
Exceptionally built story line. It's quite an immersive and inspiring read. Made of a different kind of metal, people like Don Fairley are.
April 22, 2020
Inspirational
This wonderful book brought me to tears on more than one occasion. Makes me want to love a life of dedication to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you for this story of a family who was truly committed to the cause of Christ.
This wonderful book brought me to tears on more than one occasion. Makes me want to love a life of dedication to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you for this story of a family who was truly committed to the cause of Christ.
July 8, 2024
Are You Willing to Pay the Cost?
It doesn’t matter where you serve the LORD JESUS CHRIST, it’s going to cost you? Our LORD JESUS said we must count the cost (Luke 14:28). These missionaries counted it and realized that the Treasure, JESUS CHRIST was worth whatever it cost to take the Gospel to a dark and sinister land. What our brothers and sisters in CHRIST did should encourage and inspire us to give our all for our KING. May we as the Fairley’s and others have done, fight the good fight and exalt and glorify the LORD JESUS CHRIST!
It doesn’t matter where you serve the LORD JESUS CHRIST, it’s going to cost you? Our LORD JESUS said we must count the cost (Luke 14:28). These missionaries counted it and realized that the Treasure, JESUS CHRIST was worth whatever it cost to take the Gospel to a dark and sinister land. What our brothers and sisters in CHRIST did should encourage and inspire us to give our all for our KING. May we as the Fairley’s and others have done, fight the good fight and exalt and glorify the LORD JESUS CHRIST!
August 1, 2023
Was not sure what to expect
I have read another book by Dr Thompson, but did not know of these people (I had heard the doctor speak before). I found this a book that makes me want to pray more for these people, some of whom have strained due to lack of leadership locally in their tribe. And he is right--we are so used to comfort that I don't know if we would go now. I will be more aware I need to be more uncomfortable.
I have read another book by Dr Thompson, but did not know of these people (I had heard the doctor speak before). I found this a book that makes me want to pray more for these people, some of whom have strained due to lack of leadership locally in their tribe. And he is right--we are so used to comfort that I don't know if we would go now. I will be more aware I need to be more uncomfortable.
April 3, 2023
Quite Exceptional
In my opinion one should read the epilogue first, then the biography. The reason being, would we say yes to go to Gabon, then to read the cost of going. Yes there are numerous interventions of God, but also major struggles. This book is an eye opener of the cost of discipleship, which should encourage one both in their faith and commitment to Christ.
In my opinion one should read the epilogue first, then the biography. The reason being, would we say yes to go to Gabon, then to read the cost of going. Yes there are numerous interventions of God, but also major struggles. This book is an eye opener of the cost of discipleship, which should encourage one both in their faith and commitment to Christ.
July 28, 2023
brave and full of faith
This is a recounting of a true family of God deeply concerned, convicted and convinced that they were to serve their Maker in a land that desperately needed Christ. Christ made it so.
This is a recounting of a true family of God deeply concerned, convicted and convinced that they were to serve their Maker in a land that desperately needed Christ. Christ made it so.
June 16, 2023
As native from Bongolo this book changed my life. A great love story of people.
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