Colin Reed was born and raised into a missionary family in the heart of Africa, growing up in an environment very few western people have ever encountered. Later he and his wife lived through many of the dramatic changes that Africa has seen over the past fifty or so years. In this book he graphically recounts memories of some of these events. He gives glimpses of the colonial world into which he was born, and of the birth pains of Africa’s independent states. He writes with experience of two civil wars and a border conflict, and then paints some world pictures of Africa in the 21st century.
All of this is interwoven with stories of real people and their faith in God, their struggles and joys. He helps us to see into the inner world of Africa, the world of belief in spiritual powers, and the greater power of God’s good news in Jesus. He helps bring to life the changing face of Eastern Africa and its complex combination of traditional beliefs and customs and modern aspirations.
