COUNTING THE COST:
Kidnapped in the Niger Delta
By David & Shirley Donovan
Christian Focus. 220 pages. £9.99
ISBN 978 1 527 103 061
David and Shirley Donovan, medical missionaries in the Niger Delta, were living for Christ. Doing vital work in a dangerously volatile part of the world, they had already left all to Him. But on 13 October 2017 the cost of so doing was taken to a new level.
This is the gripping account of a kidnapping. It is outrageous, terrifying, and the writing is graphic. You can smell the swamp, hear the jungle insects. If you have ever mused in your armchair with your slippers on and a mug of tea in your hand what it is like to be taken hostage by a bunch of murderous, drug-taking thugs with absolutely no scruples, this story will take you there – so be careful with that tea. Or if you have ever tried to find the words to pray for brothers and sisters in captivity for Christ’s sake, this book will show you how.
