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The Damascus Way
Julia felt the shock from the words just spoken send a shiver traveling down the full length of her body. What is the stranger saying? Was he truly proposing that she be the Tiberius link in the chain of underground believer communications? Did he even realize who she was?
She stepped back a pace, resistance and arguments already forming in her throat.
But it was Zoe who voiced disapproval, her eyes wide with concern and rebuttal. “This is nonsense. Julia is a child.”
“A woman,” the man shot back, almost hissing the words in his effort to be quietly forceful. “A young woman. Which is precisely why she has been selected. She would never be suspected.”
“No. No it is too dangerous.” Zoe pushed Julia behind her with one sweep of her arm. Julia could only stare. Never in her life had she seen the usually submissive Zoe stand up to anyone, let alone a man. “I will not have it.”
The man took a deep breath, no doubt forcing himself to adapt a calmer stance. “I understand your concern. There is indeed danger. In the last weeks three of our couriers have been taken. All men of good standing in our community of believers. Each one was arrested for carrying messages from one group of followers to another. Messages that could have spared injury. Saved lives. But today we have received news of yet another planned raid. If we do not send the warning . . .” He let the words drop, but the thought of what would happen hung heavily in the air between them.
For a tense few moments there was silence. Julia could see Zoe struggling against her own reasoning.
When she did not speak, the man continued, his voice trembling with intensity, “We cannot let the communication lines break down. Too many lives have been saved because of those messages. We must choose the messengers with greater care. Men are automatically viewed as suspect and are watched day and night. We do not know who the spies are. We expect they work at the bidding of the man Saul. He appears to have eyes in every city. Every port. Every market.”
“But not my Julia,” Zoe pleaded.
“She is the merchant’s daughter. She has opportunity to move in and out among the caravans. Her presence would not be questioned. And it is on more than one occasion.”
Zoe’s shoulders drooped in resignation. “Nathan, are you sure there is no one else?”
“No one is better placed. Else I would not have approached you.”
Zoe sighed again, fear still held in her eyes. Julia thought she saw the glint of a tear as the faithful servant turned toward her. Zoe did not ask the question, but Julia knew it hung between them.
“Could I—may I have some time to think, to pray about this?” Julia’s voice quivered in spite of her effort to control it.
Nathan nodded. He stepped back a pace. Then moved forward again. His voice was little more than a whisper. “Tomorrow. We can wait no longer.”
Julia swallowed hard. She had only a few hours to make this decision.
From THE DAMASCUS WAY . Copyright © 2011. Davis Bunn and Janette Oke.
The Damascus Way: Acts of Faith #3
Bestselling novelists Davis Bunn and Janette Oke have teamed up in The Damascus Way. A tale of suspense, with a bit of romance and Christian history, The Damascus Way is the gripping conclusion to the Acts of Faith Trilogy.
Julia has everything money can buy...except acceptance by either the Gentiles or the Jews. Her Greek father has a family of his own, and no interest in a close relationship with her and her Hebrew mother, Helena. When Julia and Helena are introduced to followers of Christ, they are immediately accepted and become part of the community of believers. Jacob, brother of Abigail, is trying to find his own place as a Christian. He’s concerned, though, that being serious about his faith means trading away the exhilaration of his current profession as a caravan guard. Hired by Julia’s father to protect the wealthy merchant’s caravans on the secretive “Frankincense Trail”—undercover transport of this highly valuable commodity—Jacob passes letters and messages between various communities of believers. He is alarmed to find that Julia, hardly more than a girl, is also a messenger.
Can Julia and Jacob put their mistrust aside to bring their hearts—and their families—together?
Hardcover : 432 pages
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers ( January 01, 2011 )
Item #: 13-338969
ISBN: 9781611293012
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 1.0inches
Product Weight: 15.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I really love the work of Janette Oke and Davis Bunn 
March 24, 2011
I have now read all three books in the Faith Series and find that they are all very good books. They are so will written that a person can read just one book without reading the others. I see and feel the growth of the Chrisitain Community after the death of Christ in each book.
Reviewer: Mary M
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