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Peter Dynamite: "Twice-Born Russian" The Story of Peter Deyneka, Missionary to the Russian World
Book by Norman B. Rohrer, Peter Deyneka Jr.
- GenresBiographyNonfiction
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First published January 1, 2005
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October 6, 2020
I think the best way to sum up the life and story of this man is 'Little prayer, little power. Much prayer, much power.'
It was a good short little book. I think the writing style suited him. His writing is short, and to the point, there is no need for a great deal of exposition. His simplicity is enough to make it powerful.
I can't say that I enjoyed the book, precisely. I found it convicting. How many times do I give up on something after praying for it for five minutes a day? This man, at one point prayed for 22 hours that it wouldn't rain the next day, then prayed for two more hours thanking God that it wouldn't rain the next day. That's some serious stamina. I think I'm doing good if I pray for an hour about everything and anything under the sun. I think it's a difference in environment. Peter Deyneka grew up in the Soviet Union. His family was poor, he often went without food. He left his family when he was 15 to go to the US to earn money to support his family back home. I was cared for until I was 18, I'm still cared for in many ways. I have never experienced hunger, or a lack of shelter, or a lack of money to buy the things I need.
We really are blessed here in the U.S. Our lives are so easy and so effortless, we focus on tiny things and think they are horrible because the little pains and irritations are all many of us have ever known. It was humbling. I am constantly humbled by the books I read about other people's lives, especially those that have overcome great suffering or great limitations, the power and determination evinced by these people is just humbling. I don't know how they did it. How did they stand up day after day? How did they continue to pray for the same person for years on end without seeing any results? How did they pray with such faith, and then walk up to strangers knowing that they were the answer to those prayers? It's just humbling.
It was a good short little book. I think the writing style suited him. His writing is short, and to the point, there is no need for a great deal of exposition. His simplicity is enough to make it powerful.
I can't say that I enjoyed the book, precisely. I found it convicting. How many times do I give up on something after praying for it for five minutes a day? This man, at one point prayed for 22 hours that it wouldn't rain the next day, then prayed for two more hours thanking God that it wouldn't rain the next day. That's some serious stamina. I think I'm doing good if I pray for an hour about everything and anything under the sun. I think it's a difference in environment. Peter Deyneka grew up in the Soviet Union. His family was poor, he often went without food. He left his family when he was 15 to go to the US to earn money to support his family back home. I was cared for until I was 18, I'm still cared for in many ways. I have never experienced hunger, or a lack of shelter, or a lack of money to buy the things I need.
We really are blessed here in the U.S. Our lives are so easy and so effortless, we focus on tiny things and think they are horrible because the little pains and irritations are all many of us have ever known. It was humbling. I am constantly humbled by the books I read about other people's lives, especially those that have overcome great suffering or great limitations, the power and determination evinced by these people is just humbling. I don't know how they did it. How did they stand up day after day? How did they continue to pray for the same person for years on end without seeing any results? How did they pray with such faith, and then walk up to strangers knowing that they were the answer to those prayers? It's just humbling.
May 11, 2021
Peter Deyneka’s life was exciting. His conversion is joyous. His testimony is powerful. His faithfulness is convicting. He was a faithful Christian who loved his Lord and did his best to share that love with everyone around the world.
I’ve read this book twice now. The first time was probably 15 years ago. I remember thinking then that it was a poor biography but thought that maybe I was just not mature enough to appreciate it so tried it again. Unfortunately, my first impression was correct. It is poorly written. There is actually really very little about Peter in the last half. It is more about the impact he had on others. All of it is choppy, but that part is especially so. That is a barely expanded list of places he preached interspersed with a couple of sentences about souls saved or Christians revived in each place, anecdotes really. I’m sure that the author did not intend it to sound this way, but eventually, it started to sound almost as if he was just bragging about how powerful a preacher Peter was.
His personal ministry and the missions organization he founded have done much eternal good. I am extremely grateful for them both. I just can’t recommend this book as a good biography.
I’ve read this book twice now. The first time was probably 15 years ago. I remember thinking then that it was a poor biography but thought that maybe I was just not mature enough to appreciate it so tried it again. Unfortunately, my first impression was correct. It is poorly written. There is actually really very little about Peter in the last half. It is more about the impact he had on others. All of it is choppy, but that part is especially so. That is a barely expanded list of places he preached interspersed with a couple of sentences about souls saved or Christians revived in each place, anecdotes really. I’m sure that the author did not intend it to sound this way, but eventually, it started to sound almost as if he was just bragging about how powerful a preacher Peter was.
His personal ministry and the missions organization he founded have done much eternal good. I am extremely grateful for them both. I just can’t recommend this book as a good biography.
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