Damascus Countdown

by Joel C. Rosenberg

Though David’s face had several deep gashes that had been stitched up, and though he suffered from multiple dark bruises and a compound fracture in one of his strong arms, he was sitting before her truly and completely alive. They now shared the greatest Love, and through him they could share a lifetime of loving each other.

  Marseille had so many more questions. She wished she could hear every detail about his life since they had been together so briefly in Syracuse. She wondered what life lay before them, what would come next. But instead of asking questions, she simply laid her head on David’s chest. She looked at the engagement ring on her finger and said right out loud, “Bless the Lord, O my soul.”

  Acknowledgments

  By God’s grace, I continue to be blessed to work with such a great publisher. Very special thanks to all the team at Tyndale House, including Mark Taylor, Jeff Johnson, Ron Beers, Karen Watson, Jeremy Taylor, Jan Stob, Cheryl Kerwin, and Dean Renninger (for his continually wonderful cover designs).

  Thanks to Scott Miller, my friend and literary agent at Trident Media Group.

  Thanks to my loving family: my mom and dad, Len and Mary Jo Rosenberg; June “Bubbe” Meyers; the entire Meyers family; the Rebeizes; the Scomas; and the Urbanskis. Thanks, as well, to Edward and Kailea Hunt, Tim and Carolyn Lugbill, Steve and Barb Klemke, Fred and Sue Schwien, Tom and Sue Yancy, Jeremy and Angie Grafman, Nancy Pierce, Jeff and Naomi Cuozzo, Lance and Angie Emma, Lucas and Erin Edwards, Renae and Gordon Debever, William and Mary Agius, Chung and Farah Woo, Indira Koshy, Jay and Suzi Koshy, and all our teammates and allies who work with or for The Joshua Fund and November Communications, Inc.

  Most of all, thanks to my sweet and wonderful wife, Lynn, and to our four wonderful sons and prayer warriors, Caleb, Jacob, Jonah, and Noah. Can’t wait to see where this adventure leads next!