Publisher Description

Ahn E. Sook stood alone among thousands of kneeling people. Her bold defiance of the tyrannical demand to bow to pagan Japanese shrines condemned her to a living death in the filth and degradation of a Japanese prison. This brave woman remained faithful to Christ in the face of brutality, oppression, and ruthlessness of her captors. The story of how she won many of her fellow prisoners to Christ in the most deplorable conditions is an inspiration to all.

Author Biography

ESTHER AHN KIM was a Korean Christian who spent six years (1939-1945) in Japanese prisons during WWII as a result of her faith. As she prepared to be martyred, Miss Ahn's courageous activities in prison brought the light of the Gospel to many, and resulted in a reduction of the brutal torture Christians were subjected to. After her release she was married to Don Kim, and the couple toured Europe and the United States speaking of God's sustaining power during those harrowing years. She is author of If I Perish. Her story was published in Korea and Japan, where it became a national sensation, reaching number three on the all-time religious bestseller list.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Preface Foreword 1. Declaration of War at Namsan Mountain 2. Escape! 3. A Temporary Hideout 4. A Place of refuge 5. Preparing for Persecution 6. Nowhere to Lay My Head 7. "Go to Pyongyang" 8. A Foreboding of Terror 9. The Elijah of This Day 10. Seeing, They Do Not Perceive 11. A Miracle and an Old Man 12. A Sympathetic Ear 13. A Broken Appointment 14. A Challenge to the Oppressors 15. Brimstone Fire Will Fall! 16. Under Watchful Eyes 17. Nationwide Arrest and Persecution 18. Hell on Earth 19. A Different Jail and a Renewed Vow 20. A Change of Heart 21. The Detention Ward 22. A Young Rebel 23. Inquisition 24. Pyongyang Prison 25. Life in Prison 26. On Trial 27. Memories 28. The Maniac 29. The Scabbed Baby 30. The Geisha Sun Wha 31. The Nursery in the Prison 32. Hearty Laughter 33. Tortured for Singing 34. A Beautiful Swindler 35. A Young Girls Condemned to Die 36. Handcuffed! 37. Desperate Hunger 38. Father's Repentance 39. The Governor's Sudden Death 40. My Sister's Love 41. Rejected Freedom 42. The Rock Stands Unchanging 43. The Repentant Jailer 44. A Day of Rest 45. The World Turned Over 46. Millionaire Street Sweepers 47. Kidnapped by the Communists 48. Freedom at Last! 49. America

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