Mugabe and the White African Book Tour

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About Mugabe and the White African:

Ben Freeth has an extraordinary story to tell. Like that of many white farmers, his family's land was "reclaimed" for redistribution by Mugabe's government.

But Ben's family fought back. Appealing to international law, they instigated a suit against Mugabe's government in the SADC, the Southern African equivalent of NATO. The case was deferred time and again while Mugabe's men pulled strings. But after Freeth and his parents-in-law were abducted and beaten within inches of death in 2008, the SADC deemed any further delay to be an obstruction of justice. The case was heard, and was successful on all counts.

But the story doesn't end there. In 2009 the family farm was burned to the ground. The fight for justice in Zimbabwe is far from over--this book is for anyone who wants to see into the heart of one of today's hardest places and how human dignity flourishes even in the most adverse circumstances.

Read the press release for more: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs019/1101807863309/archive/1106690411054.html

The PBS debut of Mugabe and the White African, the award-winning documentary of the same name, was on July 26. Watch now at PBS: http://www.pbs.org/pov/mugabe/.

Link to buy the book: http://www.amazon.com/Mugabe-White-African-Ben-Freeth/dp/0745955460/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310054013&sr=sprightly-20

About the Ben Freeth:

Ben Freeth, MBE, is a British-born Zimbabwean farmer. He has lived in Zimbabwe most of his life and is raising his three young children there, together with his wife Laura. Ben's story has already been the subject of an award-winning documentary which won Best Documentary 2009 (British Independent Film Awards), was nominated for the BAFTA Outstanding Debut Film 2010, and shortlisted for an Oscar in 2010.

MY REVIEW:
 
This was a hard book for me to read.  Maybe it was the timing in which I started it, maybe it was the violence and the cruelness of some of the people, God only knows.  I started to read this book right after my husband and I had begun to take our first step to follow God's plan for us and pursue missions.  We never really felt called to missions until earlier this year, and still do not know where we are going or what God has in store.  So after reading the first little bit of this book, my heart cried for the helpless African people, and then I got scared.  I will never say never, but I would prefer not to live in Africa with our children.  This being said, I think that what Mike and his family did is a true example of what listening to God looks like, regardless of the hurt, pain, or struggles that may occur.  And I do believe that it is proof that God is always in control! 
 
It was hard to read the history that I really had no idea about.  I am looking forward to checking out the documentary film and learning just a little more about all of this. 
 
Thank you to the Freeth's and Campbell's for standing up for God and what is right!