Books

No? Then check out The Path and the Peacemakers, The truimph over terrorism of the church in Peru. This book chronicles the saga of the Shining Path guerrilla war that ravaged the South American country during the 1980s and 90s. Terror claimed tens of thousands of lives and threatened to destroy Peruvian society itself.

Shining Path would have succeeded, experts say, had it not been for Peru’s Christians. Followers of Jesus deployed an arsenal of prayer, forgiveness and witness to truth. Their steadfast courage helped defeat a communist guerrilla army and win peace for their homeland.

Mark Oxbrow, reporting in the Church of England News, writes, “If you find it hard to believe in the power of the Gospel to transform communities, then read this story.

Dave has authored three books whose stories belong to the Andes. You can order them on Amazon.com or directly from him.  Write to: davidm@latrompeta.org.