I (Colin) thought I was trusting the Lord for needs, but this book has shown me just what trusting the Lord in EVERY situation really means. We can look back and see the Lord's leading in our lives over several years, but we have only scratched the surface of what the Lord really wants!
I don't know how to understand this book. If everything is as clear-cut as the authors say it is, then much of what has happened in their ministry is absolutely amazing. However, the experience of 99.999% of the people I know who honestly love God and love others would argue that things don't always go the way that the Bakers say they do. Why not? That's something I really want to understand, but not something that was answered at all by this book.
A second, seperate issue I had was the constant descriptions of just how miserable and pathetic everyone they helped was. What is the point of dwelling on their misery? Did they get permission from these people to write such negative, personal things about them before putting it in a book for the whole world to see? For me there was far too much "these people were so bad off until we came and saved them" and far too little indication of genuine friendship and mutuality among the people they went to serve with. It's certainly possible that their ministry didn't look so one-sided - but the book makes it feel that way.
Read this in one day. Gave it away the next day. This is a wake-up call to sleepy Christianity. I want to read about a big God, it increases my faith. This is the best book I have read this year.
This books shows just a small glimpse of what love can do...because there is always enough:) Rolland and Heidi risk everything that the world finds important to give everything God finds important. I really enjoyed this book. I learned a lot, and can't wait to read more about the many miracles and testimonies. WOW God is so amazing and good:)