Side by Side, A Novel

By Jana Kelley

Description:

In the dusty, Islamic country of Sudan, Mia's life collides with that of another young woman. A young Christian American mother, Mia finds more than one dark secret on the streets of Khartoum. She finds Halimah, a young, upper-class Arab student with a bright future in her family's business whose risky and secretive decision has put her life in danger. What happens when the path of young mother intersects with that of a spunky Sudanese student? God transforms them both . . .forever.Part of New Hope® Publishers' contemporary missional fiction line, Side by Side opens the reader's eyes to the life of Muslims in Sudan as well as some of the struggles that Christians face when living under Islamic law. The reader will be inspired to pray for those who are persecuted for their faith as well as pray for the salvation of those who persecute.

Book Takeaway:

Sometimes we are persecuted. Sometimes we stand side by side with those who are persecuted. And always, God is faithful.

Why the author wrote this book:

We hear a lot about religious persecution. We pray for the persecuted. Have you ever wondered about the persecutors? Does God love them to? I wrote this book because I believe He does. I believe He does, and I have seen this truth with my own eyes.