This book is such an important read for everyone - regardless of religious or spiritual practices and beliefs. Andreas Knapp brings to light the struggles of Christians in the Middle East, a concept that gets little to no media coverage in the West. Knapp shares the heartbreaking stories of Iraqi and Syrian refugees in Germany, and we get a glimpse into the loss, the fear, and the hopefulness for their dying Christian heritage. This was a hard read for me, and I had to take it in small doses. Knapp doesn't pull any punches when retelling the experiences of the refugees, so be prepared for graphic details of the violence they witnessed and endured. Knapp goes into the history of the Christian church in the East and how the Christians in the Middle East practice a nonviolent faith and uphold the separation of church and state, which has lead to growing numbers of Christian martyrs due to the Islamic State's attacks on "non-believers". Knapp also proposes solutions for how the global community can help promote understanding, tolerance, and support for refugees. This book is one step in the effort to bring awareness and a peaceful call to action for the persecuted Christians in the Middle East.

It is a shame that the Western churches constantly forget about their Eastern brothers and Sisters. Christianity in Syria and Iraq is just as old as it it is in Greece and much older than in Northern Europe. But it are these Christians who over the last 2000 years suffer persecution again and again and are forced to seek refuge somewhere else. Some of them still speak Aramaen, just as Jesus did.
This book tells us about the situation in 2015, when Mosul and Aleppo were under the rule of ISIS, some personal stories of refugees who managed to get to Germany, and the history of these churches that, if things continue as they are, will be scattered all over the world and erased in their homelands.

This book describes the way in which a Christian man named Yousif escaped into Germany by being smuggled in a truck with a false back after having paid thousands of dollars in smuggling charges.
You will read how life is in some of the camps with little sanitation or necessary comforts like air conditioning or adequate heat.
You will learn how people fled for their lives with nothing to not be killed or tortured.
Some of the people who had to leave their homes have adjusted to living in a foreign country by learning a new language and making friends, but others are despondent, not working and have little social contact.
This book will cause you to consider what your faith means, would you deny your faith for comfort or would you confess your faith, die and gain eternal life?