{"product_id":"9780997892406","title":"The Disturbances: The Untold Story of How Missionaries Saved Lives in a Time of Tribal Genocide","description":"An untold story is finally being revealed after 50 years.\u003cp\u003eChristian missionaries and Nigerian pastors intervened in Nigeria amid tribal genocide in 1966, saving the lives of thousands of Nigerians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe violence, the genocide, was frequently called \"disturbances\" in newspaper headlines, minutes, mission memos and family correspondence. Both the term-and the shorthand symbol for \"disturbances\" found in missionary minutes about the events of 1966-convey tension, unrest, disruption and mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMissionaries and missionary children with the Assemblies of God, Christian Reformed Church, Church of the Brethren, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Southern Baptist Convention, Sudan Interior Mission, and Sudan United Mission have shared their experiences for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Disturbances\" is both horrifying and inspiring. It is a story of ruin and redemption, blood and boldness, denial and dedication, guilt and goodness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will deepen the understanding in churches about the gritty nature of mission work and foster a positive spirit in the larger culture about the contribution of missionaries for the common good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baptist Center for Ethics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49977430376688,"sku":"9780997892406","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997892406","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}