Andrew Brunson
Andrew Brunson had been a missionary in Turkey for 23 years when he unwittingly became a hostage in a grand political game between Turkey and the US. He was wrongfully imprisoned for two years in Turkish jail on false charges of espionage, terrorism and arms smuggling before he was finally released in October 2018.
Andrew was in a cell with 20 radical Muslims and in solitary confinement. Here he went through a deep crisis of faith where he couldn't sense God's presence, doubted and approached mental illness. But through it all, he began to see the contours of God's plan and see his intervention.
Danish European Mission readers prayed hard for Andrew and Norine and signed appeal letters requesting their release, which were sent to the Turkish Ministry of Interior.
Read the Turkish letter here... Click here to download the appeal letter.
Read the Danish translation here... Click here to see the appeal letter in Danish.
Danish European Mission translated and published his book, God's Hostage in 2019, where he talks about his time in prison. The book can be purchased here
