“Could their situation be any worse? How would God help them now? Who was there to turn to now? They could look at the situation before them and believe what they felt … the knife stab of abandonment. On the other hand, they could choose to believe that they just might be in the center of God’s will. Perhaps there was a purpose in all of this. Perhaps this was not desertion. Perhaps God had designed this exact place and time for them, that no one else could see His mystifying purpose through to the end but these eight. Being unable to depart the city meant they would be in the center of the storm and could pray for a country they loved, pray for a people they loved, pray for a work they performed that had brought so much good to so many people. No one else was better qualified to utter such passionate prayers on behalf of a nation and her people. To be present in a ‘fiery furnace’ when there seemed to be little hope of survival might just be ground zero of God’s infinite purpose for these eight people.” p. 113
The book shows how God gives strength to get through the hardest situation, not ahead of time but just at the time it is needed. And sometimes, when there is no way out, miracles happen. It reminds us too that not all enemies are the same. Some Taliban members show sympathy and help the eight.
This riveting story will leave you hugging your flag and thanking God for the freedoms of a democratic country. But it will also show you that God can work in places that are anything but free. For all that and more, Kabul24 is a book not to miss!
Kabul24 is also a movie directed by Michael W. Smith. It is scheduled to release in November 2009.
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