Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Hundreds of people have had an impact on this volume— from those who have made suggestions, to those who have given encouragement, to those who have influenced my life and ministry. I want to thank all of them—and all of you—and thank the Lord for placing you in my path.
Of those especially close to me during the long writing, editing and review of this manuscript, I would like to thank David and Karen Mains and Gayle Erwin for their honest criticism and unwavering support of this entire project. Special thanks also are due Margaret Jordan, Heidi Chupp and Katie McCall, who typed the manuscript. And thanks to my secretary, Teresa Chupp, and her assistants, for their hard work in this updated edition. Thanks.
And my special thanks to Bob Granholm, former executive director of Frontiers in Canada, for his suggestions for the revision that helped bring balance and clear up misunderstanding.
Most of all, of course, my greatest debt is to my wife, Gisela, for her careful reading and for suggestions that made the critical difference in several passages. Her emotional and spiritual support made the writing of this book possible. Without her standing beside me and encouraging me during these eventful years, this book—and the message it proclaims—would not have been possible.