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Safely Home
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Randy Alcorn
2002 Gold Medallion Award winner
Fans of Randy Alcorn will applaud this soul-stirring story of two college friends who reconnect after twenty years. One is living life apart from God in comfortable corporate America while the other is living for Christ under intense persecution in China. This stunning page-turner will convict the hearts of readers to live in the light of ...more
Fans of Randy Alcorn will applaud this soul-stirring story of two college friends who reconnect after twenty years. One is living life apart from God in comfortable corporate America while the other is living for Christ under intense persecution in China. This stunning page-turner will convict the hearts of readers to live in the light of ...more
Hardcover, 416 pages
Published
July 13th 2001
by Tyndale House Publishers
(first published 2001)
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Quite a powerful book and very eye opening. I kept wondering if these things are still going on today in China and other countries. It is one of those books that makes you want to take some time to look at yourself, assess your relationship with God, and make some changes.
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Fiction, a story of two Harvard roommates; one American, one Chinese re-united to let Randy Alcorn spin out all this wonderful information about what God is doing in the Chinese Church (which seems to be more healthy that the American church).
I found myself refering to Jesus as "Yesu" (his Chinese name) after reading this book out of my love and awe for the Lord of the Chinese church. I wanted to follow this wonderful master after reading about his faithfulness to Chinese ...more
I found myself refering to Jesus as "Yesu" (his Chinese name) after reading this book out of my love and awe for the Lord of the Chinese church. I wanted to follow this wonderful master after reading about his faithfulness to Chinese ...more
Is today the day that I will die? That is the question Li Quan asks himself daily. As a Christian in Communist China, this assistant locksmith never knows if today will be his last day here on Earth.
Across the globe in America, his old college roommate, Ben Fielding, is caught up in the world of corporate finance and grooming himself to be the next CEO of his company, Getz, International.
As part of a marketing strategy, Ben is sent to the newly open, capitalist-friendly Chi...more
Across the globe in America, his old college roommate, Ben Fielding, is caught up in the world of corporate finance and grooming himself to be the next CEO of his company, Getz, International.
As part of a marketing strategy, Ben is sent to the newly open, capitalist-friendly Chi...more
Whether it is fiction or non-fiction, Randy Alcorn's passion for Christ shines in his writing.
Safely Home is the story of a wealthy, up-and-coming, American executive named Ben Fielding who goes to China to work on increasing business for his employers. As he is there he finds himself challenged by the life and faith of his former roommate who is a Chinese Christian.
The longer Fielding stays in China the more he finds that he has abandoned the faith he once professed. He sees...more
Safely Home is the story of a wealthy, up-and-coming, American executive named Ben Fielding who goes to China to work on increasing business for his employers. As he is there he finds himself challenged by the life and faith of his former roommate who is a Chinese Christian.
The longer Fielding stays in China the more he finds that he has abandoned the faith he once professed. He sees...more
MY REVIEW
Never did I think I would say "You HAVE to read this!" about a fictional book...but neither had I read Safely Home. This book is about two men who were roommates and friends in college but now are two worlds apart and haven't been in-touch for twenty years. When their paths finally cross once again they realize that they are two worlds apart spiritually speaking. As the story unfolds you find your self face-to-face with the persecuted church of China and the amazin...more
Never did I think I would say "You HAVE to read this!" about a fictional book...but neither had I read Safely Home. This book is about two men who were roommates and friends in college but now are two worlds apart and haven't been in-touch for twenty years. When their paths finally cross once again they realize that they are two worlds apart spiritually speaking. As the story unfolds you find your self face-to-face with the persecuted church of China and the amazin...more
Write a review...AN excellent picture of the persecuted church, especially in China. All profits from this book go to help the persecuted church. Alcorn continues to write novels and non-fiction that are hard to put down and extremely well written. Of special note in this book are some quotes to ponder:'An obedient man is free when in prison. A disobedient man is imprisoned when free. Whoa. Tell that to the inmates in the college courses I teach at the prison. There is also one passage where the...more
Ben Fielding is a successful American businessman, working high up in a multinational corporation that does a lot of business in China. As a publicity stunt, his corporation sends him to China to live with a normal chinese family for six weeks, and the family they choose is the family of his former friend and roommate from college, Li Quan. Ben remembers Quan as a brilliant historian, and assumes he has gone back to China and become a respected professor, but when he arrives, he finds a differen...more
I couldn't put it down. Here is what the back of the book says...
Executive Ben Fielding hits upon a perfect plan: he will make his company millions of dollars by using Chinese labor to manufacture its electronic components. To kickstart his plan, he visits China, where he stays with college roommate Li Quan, whom he hasn't seen in over 20 years. From Li, Ben learns that his initial impressions of China from his research and from visits over the years are false, but Ben doesn't belie...more
Executive Ben Fielding hits upon a perfect plan: he will make his company millions of dollars by using Chinese labor to manufacture its electronic components. To kickstart his plan, he visits China, where he stays with college roommate Li Quan, whom he hasn't seen in over 20 years. From Li, Ben learns that his initial impressions of China from his research and from visits over the years are false, but Ben doesn't belie...more
This book does help to give one a heart for the persecuted church in China, and I loved the characters of the Li family. I also really enjoyed Alcorn's perspective on heaven. HOWEVER, the character of Ben Fielding really bothered me. For example, how could someone who was fluent in Chinese but not a Christian, not know who Confucius was in Chinese but know all 12 disciple names in Chinese?? Alcorn used Fielding's conversations and questions in order to inform the reader of Chinese culture an...more
I will admit that this book majorly opened my eyes to the persecution of Christians in China (and other places.) I always knew in the back of my mind that this type of persecution existed in the world, but since America is so tolerant, I never truly realized that there are Christians out there who are really dying to self each and every day as they walk their walk with Jesus. The book has given me a heart to pray for them, and also changed my perspective as I thank God for the many blessings h...more
Did you wonder, during the Beijing Olympics, if the image that China was projecting to the world was just an illusion? If perhaps the truth was that human rights violations and persecution of religious groups exists but is being air-brushed away? Then you may be interested in this novel, which the author claims to be based on true incidents.
It's an intriguing situation: An American college student befriends a brilliant Chinese student and casually invites him to campus chapel. The Ch...more
It's an intriguing situation: An American college student befriends a brilliant Chinese student and casually invites him to campus chapel. The Ch...more
I never thought I’d say this about any book, but I’ve read this book and… I’m not the same person that I was before I had started it. I expected it to be a good book, a serious book, because, after all, it’s about the persecuted Christian church of China. However, I never would have thought that it held what it does.
Your friend is being pursued, persecuted, and oppressed in a foreign country because of his love for His Saviour. But there’s no way you know this because it’s been twen...more
Your friend is being pursued, persecuted, and oppressed in a foreign country because of his love for His Saviour. But there’s no way you know this because it’s been twen...more
Hmm... not quite sure what to make of this book. It was about the persecuted Christians in China. Since I served as a missionary among the Chinese in Hong Kong, I thought it would be interesting. A few qualms I had with it: it was written in very "born-again" type writing. Everything was Lord Jesus this and Lord Jesus that. Just not my way of speaking about religious things, so it was weird. All the Bible "quotes" were passages out of the new translation, so it only som...more
Thank you Jamie for this book. I loved it. It was very well written and the message was beautiful. As Christians we know that in the days prior to the Second Coming of the Savior that there will be persecutions of the righteous. It helps us remember that the fight against Satan is real and that we need to be spiritually prepared for the battle as well as ready and willing to take Missionary work to all nations despite the costs.
The contrasting life-paths of two adults, once college roommates, is set up well in the opening chapters of the book. You come to know each man, in particular what motivates their choices. Though there were some parts of the book that seemed unrealistic, I none-the-less enjoyed the story. Alcorn's sub-story that takes place in heaven was intriguing and opened the imagination for what that life into eternity will be like.
Safely Home, by Randy Alcorn is a book that the Pastor of our church recommended one Sunday. He had a couple of copies for sale at our church bookstore and I bought one. It’s a great story that I’d highly recommend, and I will try to pass my copy around. Alcorn’s story of China’s Li Quan and his former college roommate, American, Ben Fielding, as they encountered persecution for the cause of Christ in China was a revelation to me. It made me re-evaluate my own walk in faith. Am I frighte...more
To be honest most of the time I am reading a book for pure entertainment purposes. However, sometimes I come across a book that reaches beyond the "entertainment factor" and crosses into the eye opening and life changing mode. "Safely Home" by Randy Alcorn was that for me. This book follows the lives of two former Harvard roomates one- Li Quan a chinese student in America for an education, and his American counterpart Ben Fielding. The story picks up on their friendship 20...more
This was my first book by Randy Alcorn and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was free on Amazon for my Kindle and I'm glad I grabbed it. It is about two college roommates from Harvard years ago, one an ultra-successful US businessman and the other a professor from China. The businessman has lost his faith in God, is divorced from his wife and estranged from his children, on his track to the CEO of his global company. The Chinese man is living in a rural area in China with his wife and son, not abl...more
I rarely read fiction, except for Frank Perreti books, Alcorn's book, DEADLINE, THE SHACK and this book. SAFELY HOME was very meaningful to me because I have some friends who have actually smuggled American "greenbacks" into China in money belts to help house church families whose husbands and fathers are in prison and I have heard many stories from them of the persecution of saints in China. Also, I had spent time in the military in Asia and knew of martyrs and homeless families due...more
This book Safely Home is an eye opener of what is going on with Christians in China!! Many have been and still are in prison for over 20 years, simply because they will not deny their faith in Jesus Christ. The treatment they receive is beyond belief...this book will change your life.
This book gets 5 stars from me, I recommend everyone read this book. It is so captivating and convicting. The story of 2 friends, a man from America lost in his selfish high corporate life and a simple man from China. Once roommates in college, separated by many years and now meeting again, they are shocked by the differences in their lives, and in their faith which was once more relatable. Despite the constant danger of losing it, Quan's lives a life serving God, and Ben must grapple with some...more
Wow! This book is awesome in a sickening way! It shows us how severe and threatening spiritual persecution in China is, and makes one realize how easy it is to take our salvation for granted in a country where we do not have to work hard to practice our faith. Makes me feel like I am a "baby" Christian, since I don't know if I'd be strong enough to stand up to torture, the inability to get more than a menial job in spite of a quality education, losing my home, and threats of death t...more
I read this book a few years ago on the metro each night -- crying a lot of the time...people must have thought I was crazy. You can't put it down once you start.
This book is absolutely life changing! One you have to read before you leave this earth. It will change the way you see things.
I really liked learning about the Chinese culture and the front the government puts on for the western world to convince them they are just and fair. I also enjoyed the relationship between Ben and Quan, and the dichotomy presented between their two worlds. I thought Ben was a little naive when it came to the Chinese government and their control over business and religion. The reason I can only give this two stars is because the religious stuff was overwhelming. Not being a religious person,...more
This book will give you a heart for the persecuted church everywhere. Warning - you won't be able to put this book down!
Safely Home is a very thought provoking and emotionally stirring book to say the least. Ben Fielding and Li Quan were roommates in college but lost touch over the years. When Ben needs to do some business in China, he reconnects with Li Quan and is forced to face the truth of who he had become in the years since they last spoke. Li Quan is part of the underground church in China and Ben’s eyes are opened to what it truly means to be a believer. Alcorn is a descriptive writer and you really g...more
I loved this book - a fictional account of the Christian persecution in China. It was hard to put down!
When I started this book 2 years ago, it didn't hold my attention very well, but for some reason this week, I couldn't put it down. The painful storyline definitely opened my eyes to persecution of believers in China, almost to a point where it scared me. At the same time, the tenacity and faith of the persecuted were more encouraging than I ever expected. This historical fiction challenged me in my faith and its depiction of heaven made me fear death less and desire eternity more. This book ...more
This novel by Randy Alcorn not only opens your eyes to the intricacies of political affairs but also to the intricacies of spiritual affairs—both on heaven and on earth. It’s a fascinating story about an American, Ben Fielding, whose college roommate, Li Quan, comes from China. They reconnect decades later. By then Ben is a successful businessman who considers himself at the top of his game in the marketplace. Li Quan, a maker of keys, opens Ben’s eyes to the real state of affairs, both national...more
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