ACTS OF FAITH 3- THE DAMASCUS WAY PB

The fledgling church is being scattered by persecution.

It is spearheaded by a fanatical young Pharisee who does not realize he is unwittingly aiding a divine mandate to spread the truth 'unto the ends of the earth...'

Young Julia has everything money can buy-except for acceptance by either Gentiles or Judeans in Tiberias. When she discovers the secret her beloved Greek father has kept all these years, she is devastated. Julia and her Hebrew mother are indeed less than second-class citizens. Her future is dark with clouds of uncertainty.

Jacob, Abigail's brother, is now a young man attempting to find his own place among the community of believers. Does it mean trading away the exhilaration and adventure of his current profession as a caravan guard? Hired by Julia's father to protect a wealthy merchant's caravans on the secretive 'Frankincense Trail,' Jacob also reluctantly takes on the perilous responsibility of passing letters and messages between communities of believers now dispersed across the land. He is alarmed to discover that Julia, hardly more than a girl, is also a courier. Can their initial mistrust be put aside to accomplish their mission?

An earthshaking encounter on the way to Damascus has repercussions far beyond the lives of Julia and Jacob.

Reviews

(STARRED REVIEW) 'Before Paul has his epiphany on the road to Damascus, he obsessively leads a seek-and-destroy mission against the early Christians as Saul of Tarsus, and his name alone instills fear in the hearts of even the most stalwart believers. No one knows this better than Julia and Jacob. Julia is the indulged daughter of a wealthy merchant. She wishes for more time with her traveling father until she makes a life-changing discovery: she and her mother are his second family, not his 'real' one, and her parents aren't even married. Shattered, she finds hope as well as a new faith. Jacob, a Christian, has been hired by Julia's father to guard his caravan. Jacob and Julia are both secret messengers between scattered believers, though neither knows the other is. It's a dangerous life. Jacob and Julia are attracted to one another, but trust is a major issue. A new underground religion, killer sandstorms, bandits, murderers, and zealous vigilantes make for exciting reading. This book completes the Acts of Faith trilogy begun in The Centurion's Wife (2008) and continued in The Hidden Flame (2009)--an excellent set for every inspirational fiction collection.' --Shelley Mosley, Booklist

Pages: 432