In some ways Duewel's book resembles other works on prayer with instructions about prayer lists, fasting, and prayer circles. But it is so much more. The perspective is global. The focus in on the lost. The emphasis is on God's power to affect change wherever believers focus their petitions.
Spiritual warfare takes on new significance when it is nothing less than a world war.
Readers will be led to sign on for the duration. For some folks history is boring. But everyone likes a good story. That's why Tucker relates the history of missions through ninety-nine biographies, stories with enough depth to convey the personality, ministry, and motivation of each protagonist. Especially noteworthy are the concluding chapters on medical missions, translation and linguistics, media, aviation, twentieth-century martyrs, third world missions, and new strategies.