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Cori McKay, a senior in high school, signs up for a summer mission trip to Indonesia, dreaming of building churches and exploring beaches. Five weeks after arriving, a long‑simmering sectarian conflict erupts on Ambon. The volunteer team’s church is destroyed, the pastor and fifty villagers are killed, and the six teenagers are left stranded in the mountainous jungle. Guided only by the pastor’s teenage son, Cori must confront intense physical danger while also grappling with loss, faith, and the emotional journey of rediscovering hope.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: Lisa McKay
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