Review: Outrageous Courage

Outrageous Courage tells snippets of the life of Tracy Evans, a former runaway turned physician's assistant and missionary.  She had treated rebel guerrillas while captive on an Asian island, sipped tea in a Mozambican hut while bullets were being fired throughout the village, and cared for over 900 HIV-positive orphans in Mozambique.

I had never heard of Tracy Evans before picking up this book, but she seems to be somewhat of a modern Amy Carmichael.  The stories she shared in this book are nothing short of incredible...and while cynicism sometimes found its way into my head and heart while reading this book, I was always convicted of it.  We serve a great God so why would we not expect him to do great and miraculous things? 

This book encouraged me and reminded me that the Lord can and will do great things, and he will often choose his humble servants as the way through which he will accomplish such things.  I only hope that in many years I can recount such stories of faith and obedience.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Chosen Books, a dividion of Baker Publishing, as part of their Blogging for Books program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”