In 1974, Abeba Baughman enjoyed life as a fashionable young single woman living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, waiting to marry a US Air Force doctor. Then a communist coup overthrew the government. As an educated woman, Abeba and the lives of her three young children were in danger, forcing Abeba to place her children in hiding and flee the country.
In
The Glory of a Mustard Seed
, read the harrowing account of Abeba's trek through the Sahara Desert on a camel, being captured by guerilla fighters, and her eventual immigration to the US.
It's a story of faith and perseverance, but more so, it's the story of God's power and love.