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Anneke Companjen's riverting accounts of persecuted Christian will challange even the most apathetic!
Richard Wurmbrand opened the eyes of the world to the horrific reality of modern-day persecution of Christians.
Brother Andrew founded the pioneering international ministry
Now read of the women who suffer for Christ - the unsung heroines of the persecuted Church
Anneke Companjen, wife of the President of Open Doors International, tells the true stories of twenty contemporary Christian women from all around the world: from China to Israel, Colombia to Chechnya. Some suffer direct persecution for what they believe. Others are the wives, mothers and children of the men who are imprisoned, torured and murdered.
Every story is unique: challenging, shocking and an inspiring witness to God's provision.
Praise for Hidden Sorrow, Lasting Joy N/E
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This is undoubtedly the most significant book written about the most important aspect of the Suffering Church: the victorious women. Without them the Church has no future. You will be much richer for reading it.' - Brother Andrew
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Anneke Companjen's riverting accounts of persecuted Christian will challange even the most apathetic! - Fiona Castle
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No one could read this book and remain unmoved and passive about the flight of persecuted Christians around the world. - Fiona Castle
Anneke Companjen
Anneke Companjen is the wife of Johan Companjen, president of Open Doors International, the ministry founded by Brother Andrew to serve persecuted Christians. Travelling the world with her husband, she has taken a particular interest in the women who suffer through persecution, and decided to write HIDDEN SORROW, LASTING JOY following the suicide of an imprisoned Vietnamese pastor's wife she had befriended.
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