Some time before this I listened to an elderly man, an American
Mennonite, describing his ministry. As a youth he had served
(contrary to his church’s teaching) in the US army. Riding into
Manila harbour on the night of the Allies’ attack he stood on the
deck of a destroyer, cradling his gun, watching the city go up in
explosions of light, the thunder of incessant bombing, and
flames. Praying to God, thanking his Saviour, Jesus, for the
New Testament in his shirt pocket that had stopped a bullet from
entering his heart, he vowed he would someday return to Manila
with the Gospel instead of a gun.
He did.
Peter Hoover ( - )
Is an author familiar to many conservative Christians of Anabaptist and similar heritage in the United States, Canada and western Europe. He is a member of the Detention River Christian Community in Tasmania, Australia, a Plain Christian community of Hutterite tradition.Hoover's books have focused on the stories of Christians in recent centuries who have most closely reflected the relationships, values, zeal and impact that Christians had claimed in the New Testament and ante-Nicene period. His books include Secret of the Strength (What Would the Anabaptists Tell This Generation?), which is published in both English a German edition in Europe (as Feuertaufe. Das radikale Leben der Täufer. Eine Provokation) , and an online Spanish edition. Also, he has written Behold the Lamb (The Story of the Moravian Church), and The Russians' Secret (What Christians Today Would Survive Persecution?), and The Mystery of the Mark: Anabaptist Missions under the Fire of God.
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