“They come for
the papers! I didn’t want to tell about them, but they made me! They beat me
until I tell! And now they are coming to get them!”
Genre: Adventure
Target Audience: Boys 12-18
Subjects: Missions, Salvation, God’s
Will
Summary: Danny is so looking forward to
being home for the summer and being out on the lake again! Just as he starts to
settle in, a surprise visitor shows up desperate for his help. His aunt is a
missionary in Mexico
and is working with an unreached people group that don’t yet have the Bible in
their own language. Some of the locals have gotten aggressive and started
making threats against the missionaries. It’s become too dangerous for his aunt
to travel back alone or for her and the other missionary and missionary’s
daughter to stay alone. Reluctantly Danny, along with his friend, agree to
spend their summer in Mexico
assisting. When they arrive, they quickly learn there’s a lot more going on
than they thought – and it’s a lot more dangerous than they thought. Soon Danny
and the others are on the run for their lives!
Notes: Danny takes everything back to
Christ. He is continually living his faith, stopping and praying, and
witnessing to those around him! He holds his friends accountable to their
faith, encouraging them to follow Biblical principles. He reaches out to and
shares the message of salvation with his enemies, fearful of their dying
without knowing Christ. In this book, he is shown as a very normal teenager,
wanting to spend his summer enjoying his favorite activities at home with his
friends. He fights hard against going to help, but can’t ignore the voice
inside him telling him this is what God wants of him. There’s also a focus on
Bible translation and a scene that shows the power of having the Gospel in
one’s own language. I highly recommend these books for young boys! The
adventure keeps the story moving, although no where near as intense as it does
in modern books. It's simply an enjoyable story!
Also,
this book is only one of the 94 books in the series. Some are published through
Back To The Bible and Moody Press, some by Tyndale and some the publisher is
unknown. Wikipedia has a list of all of them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Orlis_series
Recommendation Scale: 5/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
Romans 10:13-17 –"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
will be saved. "How, then, can they call on
the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom
they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How
beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" But not all the Israelites accepted the good news.
For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?" Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message,
and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
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