I read this straight after reading "God Smuggler" which is Brother Andrew's first book. It find it incredible that he moved his ministry from one part of the world to somewhere completely different and then just carried on working for God. This is the main lesson I took from the two books. It was because of the phenomenal success of "God Smuggler" that he was prevented from returning to Eastern Europe. Maybe at this point most of us would've given up and taken the easy option but not Brother Andrew. He prayed for direction and believed God was calling him to the Middle East.

Light Force describes his ministry there amongst Churches mainly witnessing to Muslims in many different settings. His courage is a challenge and an inspiration as he looks to God to protect him from those who have terror on their minds and in their hearts. The level of detail is very interesting as he describes the conflict from the perspective of Christians and Muslims on both sides of the Israel/Palestinian divide.

I have given this 4 stars purely due to some charismatic content which I don't subscribe to but as with his first book this is not the focus of the book. I would recommend this book to those wanting to understand the roots of the conflict in the Middle East from a Biblical perspective and also to those looking for inspiration for missionary work. ( )

Brother Andrew recounts his experiences in southern Lebanon where he showed local Christians how they might have an impact on members of groups such as Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.

I highly recommend this book, especially for American Christians who may not be aware of their Christian brothers & sisters (both Arab and Jewish) who are facing difficult circumstances in the Middle East.

The first half of the book, which concentrates on Lebanon and events during its civil war, was quite informative and shed a lot of light on the complex situation there.

The second half of the book focusses on Palestine and Israel, and on a number of ministries that are reaching out across both religious and ethnic boundaries. This part is especially touching and inspiring.

Some may be upset that Brother Andrew seems overly sympathetic to the Palestinians, at least as regards his personal ministry to members of Hamas, the PLO, etc. (a major topic of the book). However, if read carefully, it is quite clear that he completely disapproves of the suicide bombings, etc. ( )