Choose a representative passage from this novel that holds particular significence to you.

A representative passage from this novel that holds significance to me is in chapter 11, page 118 when Don and Carol Richardson arrive to their destination and meet the Sawi people for the first time. Naming it the "Baptism of Strangeness," the experience that Don Richardson faces made a powerful impact on me:
"...a Presence stronger than the presence of the multitude enveloped us. The same presenece that had first drawn us to trust in Christ ,and then wooed us across continents and oceans to this very jungle clearing. Before that Presence, every superficial thought and feeling fled away, and I felt a deep probe go through my motives.
"Missionary," he was asking, "why are you here?"
It was a question I had often fielded from the lips of unbelievers. Now my Lord was asking it, and there was no escape from the question...Then I breathed the answer:
"Lord Jesus, it is for You we stand here, immersed not in water but in Sawi humanity. This is our baptism into the work You anticipated for us before creation. Keep us faithful. Empower us with Your Spirit."
"May Your will be done among these people as it is in heaven. And if any good comes to them through us, the honor is Yours!" And He replied,
"The peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall garrison your hearts and minds through Christ." "
This passage holds a significance to my heart because it reminds me that the same power that saved me from my sinful nature lives me right now. Also, as it reminded Don Richardson of his purpose of moving to a Sawi community, the question "Missionary, why are you here?" resonates in my mind as well.