Very intense and detailed account of missionaries working in a battle zone in Rhodesia. This country is now divided into two different countries.
The book covers the lives of these families as they worked and ministered to the locals. They built communities with hospitals and schools. The daily struggle to commute to get food and medical supplies while dodging land mines places near or in the roads.

I liked how the author also followed up with how the lives of the people in this book progressed and ended when he knew the details.
True story written by son who lived through the events leading up to the slaughter of teachers and missionaries because they were in the way of the battling armies of
guerrillas. Years after there were many of these young men who were tormented by the memories of what they did. Some died horrific deaths, but some came to a saving grace through Jesus Christ. Fascinating account that I read slowly as it was hard to understand the hatred and horrible things that happened. I was given an ARC from NetGalley and not required to leave a review. This is my honest reaction to this book.

I could use so many words to describe this book and they run the gamut. Examples are engrossing in parts, delightful in parts, inspiring, heart-wrenching, horrifying! Detailed and well-written too! I did not know about the massacre at Vumba - to me, it's so haunting especially since young children were involved. Why are these martyrs not as well known as the ones who perished in Equador?? But the aftermath is perhaps just as astonishing!

This is a book that every Christian who wants to embark on missions or who loves reading about missions should read.

I was unable to read this book before it archived.

Not an easy read but worth it. I find it's difficult to get through the book. The beginning is a little slow to start but after a few chapters I found myself wanting to know what was going to happen next.

Epic, long, horrifying and inspiring at the same time, this story is about forgiveness. It details the work of Peter and Brenda Griffith in Southern Africa. This couple invested so much blood, sweat and tears into the land of Zimbabwe just to see it almost destroyed by the hand of some guerrillas. However, those big sacrifices made a big difference.

This book is so rich in facts, interesting life stories, local history and world history, it has so many different characters that it took me a long time to finish it. It is a good candidate for a movie or even a TV show with many episodes to put all the puzzle pieces together. It would be much easier if there was a visual reference, except for the sad part where they were slaughtered.. So many innocent sincere people lost their lives. But the world needs to know about them because they are true heroes.