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 PrintableVersion My beloved RussiaA story of God's love for a persecuted peopleCall to faithfulnessMY BELOVED RUSSIA Russian Chemistry Professor Dimitry Mustafin is saved while working at the University of Milan through reading a Bible from a campus bookstall. On his return to Russia Dimitry discovers a previously unknown history of faith within his family. He begins distributing Bibles until funds dry up, then just in time the Gideons make contact and the work multiplies. Bible distribution opens doors to prison, hospitals, schools, orphanages and hotels! Dimitry is candid about his struggle with grace as he meets with a sex offender on death row, an unreasonable and demanding prisoner, an executioner who could have been on duty when his grandfather was martyred. His experience of helplessness with the challenge of desperate people is comforting, especially as he has little idea of the result of his good work. This is a heart-warming book, which does indeed highlight the grace of God to a persecuted people and reveals God’s hidden ways in bringing his people to salvation and service. It is a challenging book. My Beloved Russia affirms the continuing power of the Word of God and the call to faithfulness in even the most unpromising environment. Russia remains a challenge; the evils of the old Soviet regime have gone, but new evils are present, specifically the neglect of the elderly and orphans. By example, Dimitry encourages his readers to love Russia: ‘Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and with truth’. Another book to stop us settling for less than Jesus expects. Mark Newcombe, © Evangelicals Now - February 2006 |
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