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Ling’s story has been a little harder for me to connect with. At times, the emphasis on obedience and duty feels different from the grace-centered language I’m more accustomed to.

Still, I’m trying to read it with humility and remember that culture and translation can shape how faith is expressed. Even when I don’t fully resonate with every perspective, there is still much to learn.

Tara endured fear, persecution, and repeated betrayal—even from some who claimed the name of CHRIST. One observation that especially stood out was her disappointment with believers who seemed more focused on the things of this world than on CHRIST, the One for whom she was risking everything.

Reminded me how thankful I am for the freedoms and safety I enjoy that so many others do not.

"Their lives were enriched by the trials they endured."

Words can hardly explain the Wurmbrands' story. Hearing it from Sabina's perspective in this book makes it one of the most gut-wrenching, yet encouraging and love-filled, stories of what it looks like to die to self and live for CHRIST.

So much good came out of so much pain. May we learn to trust GOD in the much easier "little things" of our own days.