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Since the Communist takeover, every “China Hand”
(missionaries who served in China) has lived with two kinds of pain. The
first, leaving a part of themselves behind when we had to depart that
beloved land, and second, the agony of soul in knowing of the persecuted
church that must remain. Anthony Bollback, with sensitive insight and skill,
has shown us another side: the story of how that church has survived in
triumph. China Hand or not, the reader will be deeply moved with this
account. Though by necessity fiction, it is exciting and historically
accurate. Read it and weep—and laugh—and rejoice.
Dr. Edwin Kilbourne
Vice President at Large
OMS International, A China Hand
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This is a book born of passion, passion that Anthony Bollback has for the
Chinese people. His years in China gave him the rich background and
real-life experiences to write a gripping story that wraps romance,
adventure, danger, and triumph around the keen historical perspective of the
times in which it was set. This is a wonderful work that will grab your
attention and capture your heart.
Dr. David F. Presher
Vice President Advancement, The Christian & Missionary Alliance
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Anthony Bollback, an outstanding missionary to Asia and a denominational
leader, has produced in this book Red Runs the River, a thrilling and yet
sad story on the conquest of the church in China during the last
half-century. In following the happenings that took place in China when the
Communists took over, he has captured in novel form the sufferings of those
in China who have paid such a costly price to follow the Lord. He weaves a
beautiful love story into the accounts of their hardships. All age groups
will gain much through reading these stories.
Dr. Paul L. Alford,
Former President
Toccoa Falls College
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Seasoned author Anthony Bollback has been a Christian missionary to China
and Hong Kong for many years, and he is in tune with the Chinese people,
their past and present history. Readers of this book will feel the heartbeat
of that great nation portrayed in real conditions and characters captured in
an engrossing drama.
Dr. Wayne Frair,
Former Chairman of the Biology Department,
Kings College, NY
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In a day when the children of our nation are being inundated with material
totally alien to the claims of Christ, it is refreshing and uplifting to
read a story of hope and love based on the extensive mission field
experience of the author, Anthony Bollback. His writing not only captures
the imagination, it promotes a knowledge of God as real and present in
people. It will build character. I recommend that you use this book with
your children and make it available to young people in your sphere of
influence. I intend to do so.
Dr. John Bechtel
Executive Director, The DeMoss Foundation
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Life-changing in its challenges and adventurous in its presentation, Red
Runs the River takes the reader in story form through breathtaking,
unimaginable human experiences occurring in the Communist takeover and
oppression of China. Anthony Bollback masterfully reveals genuine human
aspirations, concerns, and longings in the lives of Meiling and Anching,
Chinese young people. Their experiences reveal the hand of God in the midst
of disappointments and even suffering. The secret of their courage is
presented in striking reality. Red Runs the River will capture your every
emotion with refreshing honesty while demonstrating the greatest fulfillment
and satisfaction for any life in the 21st century.
Dr. Mark T. O’Farrell
Southeastern District Superintendent,
The Christian & Missionary Alliance
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