Rescue the Captors

   Russell Stendal was born in Minneapolis and raised on the mission field in Colombia, South America.  He became a missionary jungle pilot at age nineteen.  Ten years later he was kidnapped by Marxist rebels and held hostage for five months. His book, Rescue the Captors, relates his experience, including how God worked in the hearts of the rebels,  and was written while held captive for ransom. Russell has written many other books, produced videos, and edited two Bible translations (the Spanish Reina-Valera 2000 and the Jubilee Bible in English).

   Russell heads up the work of Colombia Para Cristo which operates 12 radio stations involving over 100 staff and coworkers and covering much of Latin America with the Gospel. A thriving underground church has developed in remote jungle areas of Colombia. New high gain antennas are now beaming the Gospel message deep into areas of deepening crisis across the borders of Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil as well as throughout Colombia.

Excerpt from Chapter 7

   I am very alert for a chance to escape, but no easy opportunities have presented themselves. I find that I have to carefully control my thoughts in order to avoid going into a severe depression. Our baby had just learned to walk prior to the kidnapping and the high point of my day had been when I would come home from a hard day’s work, pick her up and play with her. Now my wife, baby, family, and friends ...

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