Li Quan's father had taught him from childhood to ask this
question every day. He told young Quan, "one day the answer
will be yes, and on that day you must be ready."
Quan stiffened at the shout
behind him. The voice rang with the authority of the Gong An
Ju, the Public Security Bureau. "You meet in the night like
the criminals you are. How dare you defy the law? In three
minutes," Scarbrow said matter-of-factly, "we will shoot every
man and woman—and child—who does not declare himself loyal to
the people rather than the gweilos, foreign devils."
Quan, Ming and Shen clasped each other's hands. Quan breathed
deeply and braced himself.
"Surely this is the day."
American business executive Ben Fielding has no idea
what his brilliant old college roommate is facing
in China. After 20 years he expects to pick up where
they left off. But when they're reunited in China,
the men are shocked at what they discover about each
other. The paths they've walked have shaped
their lives and loyalties in radically different ways.
Thrown together in an hour of encroaching darkness,
watched by unseen eyes, both must make choices that
will determine not only the destinies of two men,
but two families, two nations...and two worlds.
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My husband and I have had the privilege of reading many of your books. One of the first books we read was Safely Home. It touched us so deeply that we decided to send Bibles, Children's Bibles, and Christian literature each month to China and other Muslim countries through Open Doors USA.
Not only did Safely Home inspire and motivate us to action, but every book we have read of yours has either changed our perspective on things or challenged us in our beliefs. Sometimes after reading your work, like Heaven, we feel as if our hearts will burst from excitement and anticipation. Other times we desperately seek forgiveness because the revelations we receive are so painful, yet so true. (This is really a compliment!) We just wanted to take a moment to say "thank you" for writing literature that stretches our thinking and urges us to self-evaluate over and over again. - L. H.
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their lives and loyalties in radically different ways.
