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Gripping story that elucidates compassion
Wow! The story is riveting, and you'd almost mistake it for a great work of fiction, except that it is entirely true! The vulnerability of the parents in sharing their experience and their faith is a testimony to the book's persuasiveness. The book also provides a helpful contribution to the role of faith and how Christian faith commitment is and cannot be simply a matter of private opinion or a mere expression of cultural privatization. The story shows the power of the Christian faith and the meaning and importance of the local church to compassionately respond to suffering. For a nonfiction and non-narrative account of the importance of the Christian faith to contemporary life and culture, JP Moreland's KINGDOM TRIANGLE (www.kingdomtriangle.com) is recommended. MISTAKEN IDENTITY is a parable of what Moreland tries to communicate.

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A Story of Faith, Hope and Love.....
I am good friends with the parents of one of these families. I know how hard it was for them to tell their story... to open themselves up in this way. However, they obviously felt compelled to share knowing it would be a way of giving testimony to the faithfulness of God.... no matter what the circumstance. Both families share their stories in a very real way. They bring the reader into the most unbelievable, heartwrenching situations that for them were all too real. Hopefully as you read of their journey you will feel uplifted, grateful, challenged and more aware of the loving God these families have found to be so faithful and good.

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A Great Read
I couldn't put this book down. It was such a compelling read that I kept turning page after page wanting to know what came next...eventhough I already knew how it ended. It is beautifully written, almost like reading a fiction book, and yet, of course, frightenly real. It is tragic that this actually happened, but I'm thankful to each family that they have chosen to tell their story. To share with us the grace and mercy, and abundant love that these two families have for one another. They have been a wonderful example of how we, too, can love and forgive, and have compassion towards one another when life doesn't play out how we would like. This book makes me want to live a deeper faith-filled life and always love and have faith...no matter what!