Dean Merrill's Books

. . . with Gracia Burnham, Philippine missionary survivor

In the Presence of My Enemies
(Tyndale, 2003). For a full year, Gracia and her husband, Martin, were hostages to a vicious terrorist group called Abu Sayyaf (which has links to al-Qaeda). She got out alive; her husband did not. This book is her dramatic story. Said Publishers Weekly: “In this remarkably honest and unaffected memoir … Burnham makes no attempt to dramatize these events for shock value, nor does she use this book as an occasion for Christian triumphalism…. A much wider audience [than just Christians] will appreciate Burnham’s brave, artless account of these horrific events.” New York Times best seller; Gold Medallion winner. Hardcover, mass paperback, also audio CD. Also published in Dutch, French, German and Swedish.


 
 
To Fly Again
(Tyndale, 2005). Lessons learned and perspectives gained once Gracia returned home to America; what she’s doing now. Paperback, also audio CD. Also published in French.