In the Land of Blue Burqas

by McCord, Kate

• ISBN13: 9780802408143
• ISBN10: 0802408141
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

The author speaks the local language and has interviewed and conversed with hundreds of Afghans, both men and women. She listened to their stories and lived among them. And in the midst of all of that, she found Kingdom responses to the beliefs Afghani Muslims hold to be true. Riveting and fast paced, In the Land of Blue Burqas depicts sharing the love and truth of Christ with women living in Afghanistan which has been called "the world's most dangerous country in which to be born a woman." These stories are honest and true. The harsh reality of their lives is not sugar-coated and that adds to the impact of the book. Through storytelling the author shows how people who don't know Christ come to see Him, His truth and His beauty. The stories provide insight into how a Jesus-follower brought Jesus' teachings of the Kingdom of God to Afghanistan. They reveal the splendor of Christ, the desire of human hearts, and that precious instance where the two meet. This is a collection of vignettes tethered together by the real danger that muslim women face in Afghanistan. These are firsthand accounts from the authors experience drawn from living among these women. The reader will see just how revolutionary Christ's message is today, and how radical it was during Christ's lifetime - the present day Afghan cultural attitudes are not unlike they were 2000 years ago. All of the names of those involved - including Kate's - plus the locations have been changed to protect the participants. Just take a few minutes and read the opening pages. You'll be hooked.

Author Biography

KATE MCCORD is not her real name. To protect her, and the women she talked to, all of the names in the book have been changed—including Kate\u2019s. At the panicle of a high-powered career, Kate left it all, sold everything and went to Afghanistan to start an NGO with the goal to help Afghani women. She taught herself the local language and served there for over five years. Now she wants you to know the Afghan women she has come to love.

Table of Contents

Become One of Us, Foreigner	p. 9
Where It Ail Starts	p. 31
Whose Example Do We Follow?	p. 47
Facing Hatred	p. 65
Choosing Love	p. 83
Who Is God?	p. 103
How Do We Respond to Evil Done to Us?	p. 121
How Do We Respond to Insult?	p. 145
Who Can Judge?	p. 163
Who Protects Us from Temptation?	p. 181
Understanding the Journey	p. 201
How Do We Learn to Live Our Faith?	p. 217
How Should We Pray?	p. 237
How Should We Fast?	p. 257
How Do We Live with Open Hands?	p. 277
Saying Good-bye	p. 299
Scripture Notes	p. 307
Acknowledgments	p. 311
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