Monday, January 15, 2018

Fire Road: Book Review

A special thanks to Tyndale House Publishers for sending me a complimentary copy of Kim Phuc Phan Thi’s book, Fire Road.

            A story of suffering, tragedy and loss yet also one of hope, forgiveness and new beginnings, Kim Phuc Phan Thi’s Fire Road is an unbelievable memoir of the Vietnam War and life inside a communist country. While Kim Phuc Phan Thi experienced such traumas and pressures that no child or individual should ever have to face, woven throughout her tale, the reader can see the invisible hand of God’s sovereignty. Each of her experiences, however awful, drove her to the Father and prepared her for His Kingdom work to bring hope and forgiveness to a hurting world.

            For those like myself, who do not know very much about daily life in a communist country, Kim Phuc Phan Thi’s firsthand account in Fire Road will be eye-opening. Not only will the reader learn about the culture and politics of Vietnam but also East and West Germany, Russia, and Cuba. You will shake your head at the injustice Kim Phuc Phan Thi endured and hold your breath when daring feats to freedom were attempted. The author will take you back to another world far different from anything the average western reader has experienced.


            For those who enjoy autobiographies and stories of God’s faithfulness, Fire Road is a must-read! The question is often asked of Christians, “How can a loving God allow suffering?” For Kim Phuc Phan Thi, a woman brutally marred in a napalm bombing, this question could not be more applicable. Yet, through the brokenness of one hopeless woman, God worked mightily to not only redeem her painful situation but to make an eternal impact on untold numbers around the world.

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