When Faith Endures: One Man's Courage in the Midst of War

by The Van Nguyen and David Lynn Hughes

Book Overview

This book relates how the human spirit can not only survive but prosper in adversity. Having been involved in the Vietnam conflict it was interesting to see life from a Vietnamese perspective. The Lord loves and guides regardless of where a person is from and I felt my faith in God reinforced by the courage and faith of this good brother.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591566207
• ISBN13: 9781591566205
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Covenant Communications
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

excellent

I found this book very insightful and inspirational. For me the book was not only very moving but it also gave me a different perspective on Vietnam. Tay experienced the French rule through the U.S. war and departure, and finally the Communist takeover. I appreciated The authors candid and honest account of his life. Highly recommended.

An Incredible Journey - One Worth the Read

This is the story of a Vietnamese Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Dont let that stop you from reading it. It is a story of incredible faith in spite of the odds this man faced. He shipped his family out with the fall of Saigon thinking he would be on the flight, he wasnt and spent years in one of the NVA's re-education camps. He got out and eventually escaped on a boat and made his way to America, found his family and reunited. That's not the end of the story. A great read for any person of faith or otherwise.

A modern Odysseus

Nguyen van The and his capable co-author have told a story that is compelling and inspirational. Reaching the end of his rope personally, spiritually, and physically, time after time through the challenging period of the war in his country of Vietnam, The (pronounced tay)relates his own life story, the origins of his faith, and the often miraculous turns of events that opened doors for him, his family, and those he was charged to watch over spiritually. For some the waves of trial and opposition he faced would have been disastrous, but with his enduring faith he survived perilous situations in the military, years of privation in "re-education" camps following the war, and long periods of separation from those he loved, only to eventually be reunited and discover that life with home and hearth also had struggles. His life has something to inspire or motivate readers from many backgrounds.