God's Smuggler

God's Smuggler
by Brother Andrew

This book is a must read! It was a wonderful testament to the faithfulness of our God for those that trust and obey. It is convicting, encouraging and a non-stop adventure, which is how much of life is in itself.

It is the story of a poor dutch boy named Andrew and how God used him to smuggle bibles behind the iron curtain and then begin Open Doors. His story is one, like many bible stories that shows how God uses the least of these to do very important kingdom work. All he needs is a willing soul.

It definitely made me want to go to China and bring a few bibles with me to see if they would allow me a few personal bibles that I could manage to leave behind. An interesting thought for sure. This book also challenged my thinking about God's provision. Here was a man that had nothing. And yet God provided for his and his ministries every need every time in every way. I want to trust as much as he did.

I think for the first time I truly grasped what Jesus meant when he said that it is hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.  Not that I want to be poor but I think it is easier to trust God when you have nothing. You have to trust Him when there is no alternative. But in our country of abundance it's harder for Him to be the first you think of to provide. I mean, I trust God, but I am the one working and paying for food and necessities. We trust ourselves alot more than God. I have to check my heart on that and truly learn what it means to be dependent on God. I know He does not call all of us to a life of missions but He does call us all to be faithful with what He has given us and to trust Him for our provision, however that comes.

This book will definitely help you catch God's vision for world missions and how Jesus and His word are life-changing. I would encourage you to check out the Open Doors website as well. They are doing some great work around the world. I pray that our faith would be increased as we read another story of a hero of the faith!

Percy Jackson & The Olympians Grand Finale

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Titans Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian
by Rick Riordian
I finished off the last 3 books in this series one after another. I was so captivated by the story that I couldn't wait to see how it would all unfold. Would Percy be the demi-god in the great prophecy? So many unknowns!


Each story was unique in the challenges that were faced and the decisions that had to be made. All the while you are always pulling for Percy who does have a good head on his shoulders and wants to do right by his family and friends. 


I don't want to give the end away but it does keep you guessing right to the very end. Overall I was very satisfied with this series. Though as I mentioned before it does make me very happy to have a God who does not need advice from kids to make good decisions.

The Invsible Man

The Invisible Man

H.G. Wells

This was a nice short read and surprisingly not all that difficult to understand. I had never heard much about this short novel before but I know it is somewhat of a classic so I thought I would give it a shot. It was intriguing and basically seemed to boil down to a science experiment not so thoroughly worked out before executed.

We’ve all thought that it would be kind of neat to be invisible at one time or another. But much like the man in the story I think we attribute other factors along with our invisibility as we imagine it. We also don’t think we will be able to be heard, which in fact you can be if invisibility is your only superpower. It’s quite interesting his experiment in becoming invisible and he takes a much more scientific look at the idea than a fantastical magic cape sort of deal.

One thing that I did not quite understand was the invisible man’s temper. I can see his frustration at times but he has an awful temper which ultimately I think is his demise. He might have had quite a nice unusual, but semi-normal existence if he had not been power-hungry, selfish and completely mad.