Prisoners of Hope
Chapter One
Chapter 3
HARD QUESTIONS
Before we committed to working in Afghanistan long-term, we each asked ourselves hard questions. We also answered hard questions posed by our families and friends. Extraordinary are the parents who don’t balk at the idea of their child moving to a third-world, war-ravaged, drought-stricken country—and, in this case, a country serving as a hub for international terrorist activity. That we had decided to go as Christian aid workers to a country where a harsh, unpredictable regime severely curtailed religious freedom gave most of our loved ones pause at best, and otherwise prompted serious alarm. We were asked: “Aren’t you being foolish? Why would you jeopardize your own safety?”
Of course, countless individuals choose to put themselves in harm’s way every day because they believe in what they are doing. Police officers, fire fighters, journalists, CIA agents, U.S. special forces, United Nations peacekeepers—these people sacrifice their own security to pursue their passions, convictions and dreams. We w ... read full excerpt from Prisoners of Hope ebook
