Review:
The Camel
How Muslims Are Coming to Faith in Christ
http://www.amazon.com/Camel-Muslims-Coming-Faith-Christ/dp/0974756296
Muslims cannot become Christians - I mean, they believe in a different God, they are terrorists, they don’t believe in Jesus. Christians - no way.
Yet this book presents a model that is being used effectively to win Muslims to Christ; not by Western missionaries, but by “Muslim-background” believers who have come to Christ.
What amazes me most is that the lessons given in the book are some of the same ones I heard in Mission courses in seminary - the need to present the gospel within the culture of those who need to hear. The Camel presents the tools and methods to do exactly that.
I found the book to be an enjoyable read. Though the focus is on “Muslim-background” believers reaching their own community, the book offers ideas and concepts to others who are also working within a Muslim community. Many of the principles can also be of help to anyone that is working cross-culturally. Finally, the book contains principles that can apply to anyone involved in evangelism - which should be every believer.
As a pastor, I would recommend this book as an introduction to missions and evangelism - wherever God has called the believer to serve.
This review is based on a free copy of the book provided by the publisher.
