Dear Darrell,

Thank to have shared on your blog the letter from the Protestant church about the martyrdom of 3 christians in Eastern Turkey.
We heard the news on the radio and television here in France but it is one thing to just briefly hear it and another to have the details given in the letter. It struck us that in a country located on the border of Europe and which wants to join the E.U., a missionary and 2 turkish christians can be slaughtered for the faith and love to Jesus Christ.
We found admirable Mrs Susanne Tilman's declaration in a television interview. She gave a strong testimony to what the love for Christ can produce in a christian heart.
My wife and I have been praying for this missionary's wife and her children as well as for the 2 other turkish christians'families.
We also pray for the 5 young boys who committed these atrocities that a complete change may occur in their hearts by accepting Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
I intend to read some excerpts of the letter in our local church so that commun prayers can be addressed to our God and Father for His protection towards the christians there, His consolations towards the grieved families and the conversion of many turkish unbelievers.

Sincerely

Gerard Dalboussiere

Note : I have been a reader of your book "Breaking the Da Vinci Code" which I found excellent as being comprehensive on the subject.
I have also been a reader of your blog about the so called "Jesus tomb".
I agree with you that nowdays the christian believers must engage the secular culture to be able to answer questions from unbelievers taking into account the ever growing biblical unculture of most of the population (at least in France). But also to be ready to answer questions from christians specially the young ones who are confronted to the spreading of these subjects by the media.