There is no doubt about it. Even a casual glance through the Bible tells us God expects us to serve others and share our faith. It is even more obvious from reading about the lives of Jesus and the Apostles, sometimes the cost for doing those things is high and even fatal. As I am not a fan of danger, I am always interested to read about people whose service and faith sharing has put them in situations that would terrify me.
Kent Brantly is a name that was in the news for quite awhile last year. You may recall, he was one of the ebola patients who was an American citizen serving others in Liberia and contracted the Ebola virus. Kent and his wife Amber have written a book about their experience, Called for Life: How Loving Our Neighbor Led Us into the Heart of the Ebola Epidemic.
The book tells the story from how they met, through how they ended up serving God in Liberia to the Ebola experience. The narrative ping-pongs smoothly between Kent’s and Amber’s retelling of their personal feelings and recollections of the events. By the end of the book, you feel as if you know them well without feeling as if you have eavesdropped on personal conversations.