Paul Hattaway – författare

Living Water is a compelling saga of Brother Yun’s sacrifice to bring Jesus and the Bible to non-believers. Through his dynamic teachings, Brother Yun shares a message of radical trust and authentic Christian discipleship to churches around the world. Using the message of the Bible and interweaving it with stories of life-changing faith, Living Water distills the wisdom of this courageous Christian man who suffered intense persecution for his beliefs. Brother Yun challenges Christians to go deeper in their faith, and become bold in their witness for Christ. He shows how God can make you as bold as a lion, and bring your days as a timid Christian to an end. The book of Acts continues today in the lives of courageous believers like Brother Yun. An inspirational challenge to deeper discipleship, Living Water offers moving stories of struggles and victories, miracles of grace and mountains moved.

In The Heavenly Man, you learned the story of how God took a young half-starved boy from Henan Province and enabled him to stand strong on the frontlines for Jesus Christ, braving horrific opposition and impossible odds. Living Water is a collection of Brother Yun’s dynamic teachings that evolved from his life experiences of persecution and revival in China. Brother Yun shares how the grace of God sustained him during his darkest hours and how that darkness transformed into the infectious joy and zeal for the Lord that are the hallmark of his ministry today. This unique book teaches us that radical faith is not for a chosen few, but for every believer who dares to call Jesus Christ Lord.

Leaving New Zealand at just sixteen, Paul Hattaway's life seemed destined for failure. Homeless, hungry, and sleeping on the roof of a public bathroom in Australia, he was written off by his high school principal as "a waste of oxygen." But God had a very different plan.After a fellow factory worker shared his faith with him, Paul encountered Jesus Christ and everything changed. Gripped by a burning conviction that God was calling him to China, Paul stepped out in radical obedience. In 1988 he arrived in Hong Kong with nothing more than a backpack, a single contact, and $50 in his pocket.From those humble beginnings, Paul began serving as a Bible courier - smuggling hundreds of Bibles at a time into China, right under the noses of border guards, so that persecuted Christians could have access to God's Word. What started as one young man’s obedience grew into a powerful, faith-filled ministry.Today, Paul Hattaway leads Asia Harvest, the organization he founded to serve the persecuted church across Asia.Asia Harvest has:Supported thousands of indigenous missionariesSupplied over 10 million Bibles to ChinaDistributed millions more Bibles to Christians in nations across AsiaAn Asian Harvest is Paul Hattaway’s astonishing true story - from rejection and despair to faith, courage, and a life of radical mission. This inspiring Christian biography will encourage you to trust God's calling, step out in faith, and believe that no life is beyond His power to transform.

'Amazing story and highly recommended for church libraries.' Church LibrariesThe remarkable true story of renowned Chinese Christian Brother Yun.This is the gripping story of how God took a young, half-starved boy from a poor village in Henan province and placed him on the front line for Jesus, in the face of impossible odds. Instead of focusing on the many miracles or experiences of suffering, however, Yun turns his gaze to and centers his story on the character and beauty of Jesus. Interspersed with his personal account are contributions from his wife, Deling, made mostly during her husband's frequent periods of imprisonment.This dramatic autobiography of one of China's dedicated, courageous, and intensely persecuted house church leaders is a watershed book that will turn the reader to prayer and praise. It deserves comparison with past classics such as Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand, or the Life of Watchman Nee.

Von der Polizei nach Namen und Wohnort gefragt, will er beides nicht preisgeben, um die Christen in seiner Hauskirche und in seinem Heimatland China nicht zu gefährden. Er antwortet: "Ich bin ein Mann des Himmels. Ich wohne im Evangeliumsdorf." So kommt Bruder Yun zu seinem Spitznamen "Heavenly Man".Ein Leben wie im Abenteuerroman. Oder besser: wie eine neue Version der Apostelgeschichte. Mit 16 zum Glauben gekommen. Erhält von Gott Aufträge, auch in Träumen und Visionen. Mehrfach verhaftet, aber auf wundersame Weise entkommen. Schließlich doch Gefängnis und schwerste Folterungen. Durch Gottes Gnade standhaft geblieben. Er bleibt ein Zeuge Gottes. Durch ihn und zahllose andere Christen breitet sich das Evangelium in China wie in riesigen Wellen aus. Mit seinem Buch will er Gottes Taten bezeugen und die Christen im Westen aufrütteln. Damit in ihnen die Liebe zu Gott und den Menschen wieder stark wird.