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by William D. Taylor (Editor), Antonia Van Der Meer (Editor), Reg Reimer (Editor)
Written by 62 contributors from 23 nations, Sorrow & Blood draws readers into the lived reality of the global church, where persecution and suffering are part of everyday discipleship. This compelling volume brings together biblical reflection, theological insight, historical witness, and contemporary case studies to explore the relationship between mission and suffering.
This anthology is relevant to believers enduring persecution. It equips those preparing for ministry in difficult contexts and challenges them to recognize the central place of suffering in God's mission. In an increasingly dangerous world, Sorrow & Blood offers clarity, conviction, and hope for faithful witness.
Author Biography
Bill is a "Third Culture Person" who was born in Costa Rica and lived for 30 years in Latin America. A has a PhD in Latin American studies from the University of Texas, Austin. A former Texas staff of lnterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Bill served for 17 years with CAM International in leadership development at the Seminario Teológico Centro-americano in Guatemala. He and his wife were also on a church planting team in Guatemala.
Antonia Leonora van der Meer, Brazilian with a Dutch background, served with IFES for many years in Brazil and Angola. Now at the Evangelical Missions Center in Brazil, she is development coordinator, dean, teacher, and mentor. She has a master's in theology at the Baptist Brazilian Theological Faculty in São Paulo and a doctorate in missiology at the Asia Graduate School of Theology in the Philippines. She has published several articles in Connections: The Journal of the WEA Mission Commission, in Global Missiology for the Twenty-first Century, in the Brazilian version of Perspectives, in Doing Member Care Well, in The Dictionary of Mission Theology, and in the Atlas of Global Christianity. She wrote several books in Portuguese: an inductive Bible study (ABUEditora), a personal missionary story (Eu, um Missionário?), and a book on caring for Brazilian missionaries in contexts of suffering (Missionários Feridos).
Reg Reimer (MA, Fuller Theological Seminary) has served the kingdom of God in many capacities around the world, but describes himself foremost as a missionary to Vietnam. After forty-five years of deep involvement there, he has become the acknowledged authority on Protestants in that enigmatic country. He has reported much on Vietnam, but, as the situation required, anonymously- until now.
