The Disillusioned is an amazing story! I just finished reading it, and I’m feeling that withdrawal you feel after reading a good book. It’s as if you have been on an incredible journey and now must return to real life.  This book is suspenseful, mysterious, thrilling, eye-opening, and convicting all at the same time. 

This book deals with so many issues: depression, suicide, embezzlement, child trafficking, infidelity, and redemption. These all blend together seamlessly to make this story one that will stay with you long after you finish reading. From the very first chapter, it grips you and keeps you wanting more. It is a book that really makes you think. 

What would you do if fame were thrust upon you? As a pastor, John Armstrong felt the call of God to build a church. He didn’t set out to make a mega church. He didn’t desire fame. But slowly his world became consumed with the church and it’s missions. This in and of itself is not wrong. But his family paid the price of his popularity and frequent absences. John was doing God’s work. Building missions and helping those in need. While his ministry was flourishing, his family was languishing.   

His wife sank into a deep depression. One son left home at 18 while the other suffered with belonging. A year after John’s assassination, his wife succeeded in her quest to end her life. What is revealed in her will sets her sons on a  quest to find a mysterious woman whom they had no idea existed before the reading of the will. 

What follows is a dangerous journey into Zambia where children are kidnapped and sold to the highest bidder. “The Devil” is in charge and no one has been able to stop him. Killings are second nature to him and his soldiers. Human life means nothing to him.  The journey to find Stella Adams becomes much more that just a quest to find one person. It becomes a political entanglement where the lives of many are on the line. The action is riveting and keeps you on the edge of your seat. 

This book has so many messages. Put your faith in religion and you will lose your faith. Because religion and people are not perfect. They fail. We all fail. That’s why we put our faith in Christ. He never fails. Even in the face of evil, good will reign.  

It is so convicting. If you have food, water, and shelter, you are rich. If you don’t have to worry about your children being kidnapped and sold as sex-slaves to the most evil humans alive, consider yourself blessed beyond measure. 

I highly recommend this book. It transcends genres. It’s not just a book for Christian readers. It is a book for anyone who cares about fixing what is wrong with the world. It is for anyone who loves adventure.  It’s for anyone driven by compassion for a suffering world. And it is for anyone willing to be convicted to be more than what they are. 

I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review which I have given.
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About the author:

With the DNA of a world traveler, Williams was born in Hong Kong, has ventured into the jungles of the Amazon, the bush of Africa, and the slums of the Far East, to share stories of those who are overcoming incredible odds. Williams is the co-author of Restoration Road with Mitch Kruse and ghostwrites for other fiction authors. He has also produced and directed over 140 television episodes syndicated on NBC, ABC, FOX and various cable networks worldwide. Currently, he lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife.