This is a combination book of the inspiring life story of David Sitton and an intensive call to missions. It succeeds on both these fronts.
Sitton was a missionary to PNG, where he worked at great personal risk to establish churches amongst unreached, often violent people groups. The stories of his missionary adventures are really the same as the more famous missionaries of the past such as Livingstone or Hudson Taylor.
Not only that, but he writes in such a way that it encourages the reader to want to be involved in missions in a greater way, and points them to different ways that they can do so, whether it be by staying or going.
But I think what I liked best about this book was its radicalism. These days, we hear a lot about balance, and about how we need to make sure that everything is in perspective, that we aren’t becoming obsessed, etc etc. My response to that, both to secular and Christian people is that balanced people don’t change the world or set world records, obsessed people do. And Sitton exemplifies this, both personally and in his writing. In being obsessed with spreading the Good News about Jesus to peoples who otherwise would die without having heard of Him, Sitton has changed the world for God.
And his book will inspire you to do the same!
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