Contents

Foreword by David Platt

Prologue . . . Ready or Not

1: Descent into Hell

2: Growing Up Country

3: The Face of Evil

4: But I Wanted to Be a Veterinarian

5: Broken by a Smile

6: God’s Gift: Ruth

7: “Take My Baby!”

8: Mosquitoes Win

9: Why Didn’t I Just Keep My Mouth Shut?

10: Just Show Up

11: Bubba Sings

12: Tears for Somalia

13: Broken and Poured Out

14: Too Great a Cost

15: When Your Best Is Not Enough

16: Death Follows Me Home

17: A New Path

18: Seeking Answers in the USSR

19: A Prison Sings

20: The Genealogy of Faith

21: Learning to Live; Learning to Die

22: Fear or Freedom?

23: Refusing to Be Silenced

24: Secret Rendezvous

25: One Extra Pair of Underwear

26: The Power of Prison

27: The Chinese Road Trip

28: Preparing for Persecution

29: Rebuked by God

30: Dreams and Visions

31: The Toughest Man I Ever Met

32: HeartSongs

33: What If He Is Alive?

34: It’s All a Miracle . . . And the Journey Begins