Pastor David Platt
took a hiking journey through the Himalayas seeing poverty and
disease first hand. His descriptions of the journey, which include
passages from the Bible as well as excerpts from his journal, tell the
story of his travels. He was tremendously moved by what he found.
There was disease and poverty, but people were also willing to travel
long distances on foot to hear the Christian message.
The book is well
written and draws you into David’s adventure. It caused an
awakening in him seeing all the problems he couldn’t cure and
wondering how God could let these things happen. It will draw you in
to David’s adventure and make you ask yourself the same questions.
While I very much
enjoyed the book, I felt incomplete at the end. David had very moving
experiences, but in the end, he went back to his well paid
comfortable life in the United States. It certainly isn’t bad to
see problems that challenge your faith and bring them to the
attention of others, but the book felt as though he opened a window
on problems that he walked away from.
I recommend this
book. It highlights the problems of poverty and disease in the world
and is an intriguing adventure.
I received this book
from Waterbrook Multnomah for this review.
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