Never Silent

This book discusses why third world Christians are re-introducing the Gospel to North America. Also, how revisionist denominations lead by The Episcopal Church are no longer following the Bible as the enlightend word of God. It is definitly a must read.

I would recommend this book to any one who firmly believes that the Holy Bible is truly the word of God. It also gives a good insight to the problems that the Rwanda people went through. Keep your tissues handy.

I was outraged when I read this book about the heretical actions of the USA Episicopal Church and the Bishop of Canterbury. It is no wonder that people are flocking to the Anglican mission in America. I was horrified that no USA bishop would stand for the truth, but stood for ordinations of homosexual bishops. God help them. It was a pleasure to note that after this book was published the Virginia Churches won their lawsuit to keep their property.

Having been confirmed in the Episcopal Church in the USA in 1960 I believed this was truly the only church for a Christian to claim. Shortly afterward, I began to question some of the leader's decisions and the general direction the church seemed to be heading in. I left for a number of years, only to return in 1995. By this time, the apostasy in the ECUSA was apparent. Fortunately, I happened to come back to a conservative and biblical church. During this time, the African and Southeast Asian Bishops had identified and confronted the American and Canadian apostate leadership. This ultimately led to the forming of the Anglican Mission in America, with African and Asian Bishops now bringing missionaries to the USA. This excellent book tells the entire story, in details not always available at the time the events occurred. While the book deals especially with the Anglican Communion around the world, the problems are universal and must be carefully guarded against by Scripture bound Christians everywhere. I highly recommend this excellent book.

Full disclosure: I attend Church of the Apostles, in Fairfield, CT, where Thad Barnum is the Bishop. This important book is a clarion call to Christians everywhere, to speak up and act when their brothers and sisters are oppressed anywhere. The world averted its gaze, and stood silently by, as more than 800,000 people were methodically slaughtered in 100 days. Bishop John Rucyahana returned from exile in Uganda days after the main killing spree had ended, witnessed the devastation, and ministered to those left, both victims and perpetrators. When he saw what he considered to be spiritual genocide in America, with purportedly Christian leaders oppressing portions of the laity, he saw the parallels with Rwanda's season of abandonment, and he spoke up, seeking leadership in the US that would succor the oppressed. Finding nobody in authority willing to take a stand, he put in motion events that resulted in Rwanda and Southeast Asia sponsoring missions and missionaries to the US. To bring spiritual relief to their brothers and sisters in America, the churches in Africa and Asia had to accept an increase in their physical hardships, refusing to accept money from the wealthy American church they sought to reform. Thad Barnum relates the tale in clear, compelling prose. He is crisp and complete on the details, yet manages to universalize the message. The humility with which he tells this story invites the reader to adopt the same spirit of humility, and to ask the questions: When have I stood silent when I should have spoken up? What will I do the next time?