MERCY AT MIDNIGHT by SYLVIA BAMBOLA

MERCY AT MIDNIGHT by SYLVIA BAMBOLA is a book that I just couldn't put down! What a message and what a story!
Just when revival is about to happen in the prestigious church which he is pastoring, Jonathan Holmes, in obedience to God's call on his life, resigns his position and is led to reopen the Beacon Mission.
Cynthia Wells is a reporter who is obsessed with death and obituaries, and has not much faith in the human race. In fact she feels disconnected from reality. She ends up at the mission to get a story, and is prepared to use people in order to do so.
Stubby is a homeless man whose link to Cynthia's past causes her immense guilt.
We see clearly, in the Author's handling of the

characters, the truth that there isn't a man or woman alive that doesn't need God's mercy. It is in this mission, surrounded by gangs and drugs, living amongst the dregs of society, that God does an amazing work of redemption in those who call out to Him.
Stubby's response to Cynthia's remark that life is unfair really sums it all up when he says that it is all about the prize of having Jesus in this life and in the next - the devil doesn't want anyone to have this and will do anything to stop people from having this wonderful gift!
Jonathan's is not a "pie in the sky" ministry - he is under no illusions that it will take discipline, hard work, and much prayer, together with total reliance on the Lord, to reach the people in his care.
This is one of the most encouraging, true to life, novels that I have read. I cannot recommend it strongly enough for the exciting story and the Christian message on which it is based.



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