{"product_id":"piercing-the-night-h-eberhard-roell-9781961568884","title":"Piercing the Night","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome think of jungles, lions, and snakes; others, of poverty 10,000 miles away. Still others think of coups d'騁at, medal-bedecked dictators, and economies on the brink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome on a journey and see: a young boy in war-time Germany; a guy in his thirties contributing to German\/American relations by marrying the commanding general's daughter; an adventurous family's cultural immersion into black Africa; a white man's face-off with AK-47-toting renegade soldiers; a missionary walking the edge, while half a dozen of his friends don't make it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePost-Amin Uganda was still hell on earth for most. Eb Roell and his wife, Debbie, tried to shine a bit of light into the darkness. If, beyond surviving, they succeeded, then it wasn't because of intelligence, experience, or daring - it was, as the song says, due to \"Amazing Grace.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will put you into Africa. It will help you see how it works - or doesn't. Culture, politics, language, the white elephants of misguided western aid, the drama of staying alive while trying to effect a difference - it's all there. So have a seat and take a trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. Eberhard Roell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1961568888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961568884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walking Together Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"H. Eberhard Roell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482678747391,"sku":"9781961568884","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0660cac5-f136-45cb-9fb6-f00218759b91.jpg?v=1715999221","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/piercing-the-night-h-eberhard-roell-9781961568884","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}