LONGWOOD, FL-Threatened by deadly snakes, stinging scorpions, and malaria-infested mosquitoes, Suzanne works as a nurse treating the sick in Africa. Suzanne and her African assistant Esther battle hazardous tribal beliefs and detrimental traditions daily while ministering to thousands of Africans. Suzanne is continually challenged by the unfamiliar customs, menaced by evil spirits, and baffled by the unusual African diseases. But when she meets a perfect stranger, she is suddenly confronted with the possibility of romance, love, and even marriage. Celeste Charlene's Be Not Deceived (paperback, 978-1-60266-473-9) will entertain, inform, and enlighten the Christian woman today through laughter, tears, righteous indignation, and fear while enriching her life with insights on missionary life and daily existence in rural developing Africa.
"This astonishing tale inspires and educates the American Christian woman through the ministry of a single lady missionary in West Africa demonstrating God's goodness and divine protection as she battles hazardous tribal beliefs and detrimental traditions while ministering to thousands of Africans," says Charlene.
Based on many firsthand experiences Charlene had while ministering as a nurse to the African people, the book shows how God manifested His continual presence in her life in the most unexpected way. His faithfulness repeatedly touched her life as she struggled with the local culture, beliefs, taboos, and daily existence.
Celeste Charlene and her husband were married in 1998 and presently serve as co-pastors of Pleasant Ridge United Methodist church in Enterprise, Alabama.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Be Not Deceived through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007