Killing Fields, Living Fields
Faith in Cambodia
by Don Cormack
GoodBookStall Review:
This compelling and inspiring history of the church in Cambodia takes us from the 1920s when the very first Cambodians became Christians, through a story that spans almost a century, and right up to today where there are an estimated 350,000 believers in the country. Persecution against Christianity has been almost constant, firstly through the friends and families of individual believers, and then through the terrifying political regime of the Khmer Rouge that executed almost all of the country’s Christian leaders and drove the church underground. Despite the loss of almost all mature believers and the threat that led the Christians to either hide or scatter outside the nation, the story of the Cambodian church shows us how incredible God’s faithfulness is to His people and how, even in the most unlikely and impossible circumstances, He is building His church bigger and stronger than ever. Don Cormack’s account gives us the stories of individuals and families he has known personally, as well as testimonies passed on to him, and his affection for the Cambodian Christians serves to make this an even more emotive and gripping narrative. This book is heart-breaking and yet inspires a deep hope as we see how God really does work in and through all situations to bring salvation and new life to this world that He so loves.
Reviewer: Libby Cooper (18/10/10)
This compelling and inspiring history of the church in Cambodia takes us from the 1920s when the very first Cambodians became Christians, through a story that spans almost a century, and right up to today where there are an estimated 350,000 believers in the country. Persecution against Christianity has been almost constant, firstly through the friends and families of individual believers, and then through the terrifying political regime of the Khmer Rouge that executed almost all of the country’s Christian leaders and drove the church underground. Despite the loss of almost all mature believers and the threat that led the Christians to either hide or scatter outside the nation, the story of the Cambodian church shows us how incredible God’s faithfulness is to His people and how, even in the most unlikely and impossible circumstances, He is building His church bigger and stronger than ever. Don Cormack’s account gives us the stories of individuals and families he has known personally, as well as testimonies passed on to him, and his affection for the Cambodian Christians serves to make this an even more emotive and gripping narrative. This book is heart-breaking and yet inspires a deep hope as we see how God really does work in and through all situations to bring salvation and new life to this world that He so loves.
Reviewer: Libby Cooper (18/10/10)
