{"product_id":"of-whom-the-world-was-not-worthy-9780871232502","title":"Of Whom the World Was Not Worthy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"We must believe with all our hearts and souls that He is with us. He is a God of love!\" So shouted Jakob  the evangelist  as the German tanks roared across Yugoslavian soil  and machine guns  motorcycles and Messerschmitts screamed in the hills. Out of the sky came the Stukas. They nosed over  dropped their bombs and veered off into the cold blue. The wagon in front of them was hit. The donkey was dead  and the driver lay mutilated in the brush at the side of the road. \"This is war \" said the gray-clad officer. \"The only place you will be safe is in the grave.\" Weak and divided  the Yugoslavians fought back. Their ill-equipped guerrillas chewed on the German army like vermin on the flanks of a stallion. They cut phone lines  laid mines  dynamited bridges and blew up armored cars. Their stubborn war cry was  \"Better grave than slave!\" But  for every German they killed a hundred Yugoslavs were shot in retaliation. In the midst of this living hell  Jakob  Jozeca and other believers clung to God and prayed for both friend and foe. The enemies of their beloved homeland could burn their cities and towns  but they could not destroy their souls or quench their indomitable spirits. Marie Chapian went to Yugoslavia and interviewed peasants  gypsies  factory workers  doctors  laborers  and officials of the Communist party. She wanted to know how the Christians faith was sustained through those terrible years of war  famine and cold. She learned that they had simply clung to God with an almost incredible fait\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650508349493,"sku":"ByrdShop_0871232502","price":100.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780871232502.jpg?v=1781798322","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/of-whom-the-world-was-not-worthy-9780871232502","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}