BOOK REVIEWS - continued -

  Spirit of the Rainforest by Mark Andrew Ritchie
Another fascinating book that is "must" reading for every Christian is "Spirit of the Rainforest" by Mark A. Ritchie.  In the book Ritchie tells the story of Chief Shoefoot, a shaman of the Yanomamo tribe of the Amazon forest.  Chief Shoefoot, who was demonized at an early age and had numerous "spirit-guides" was led to Christ through the efforts of missionaries who came to live among the Yanomamo people.  Shoefoot goes into great detail about how he became a Shaman, his life with his people, and the dramatic deliverance he experienced alone in the rainforest.  Shoefoot at one point talks about the "out-of-body" experiences that he and his fellow-shamans had.  When he was told about Christ for the first time, he already knew who Jesus was from his "guides".  They, however, deceived him into believing that Christ was the "enemy".  Jungleman the Shaman wrote: "I wish I had known the truth about Yai Wana Naba Laywa (Jesus) when I was a young man--it would have saved me so much pain and misery. But how could I? My spirits lied so much to me and tricked me. They were so beautiful, so wonderful, so hard not to want. They were the best at telling me split-truth. Now I'm at the end of this life, and I'm ready to begin my real life with Yai Pada.".  Chief Shoefoot has toured and lectured in the US about his experience, and was featured on "Focus on the Family" by Dr. Dobson.  


    The Heavenly Man by Paul Hattaway
This book is a Testament to the tens of thousands of Christian martyrs --just in the past few decades who have given their lives for Christ in places like China, India, the Middle east, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and North Korea. If you never believed in miracles and the mystical--you will believe after reading how God is moving within China's underground "house churches". It's a modern-day classic that will, perhaps, challenge your faith and your life as no other book you may ever read..  Christians in the Western and developed world are virtually spiritual pygmies compared to our Christian brethren suffering under persecution and rising to the task of giving testimony to The Gospel with their very lives and their all for Christ, and Christ alone.  This book is an awesome Testimony to our Christian brother Yun and Jesus Our Lord.