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Back Cover CopyAm I About to Die?On December 5, 2012, American medical doctor Dilip Joseph and two colleagues are driving back to Kabul, Afghanistan, after serving villagers that morning at a rural clinic. Suddenly a man waving an AK-47 blocks their path. More armed men jump out of hiding. For Dilip, it is the beginning of a nightmarehes being kidnapped by the Taliban.Dilip and his friends endure a nine-hour march into the mountains, gruesome images of torture and death, and repeated threats of execution. Four days later Dilip is freed in a daring and deadly rescue that claims the life of a SEAL Team Six operator. Yet this is more than a story of desperation, survival, and loss. It is also a tale of surprising connection, compassion, and inspiration.
About the Author
Jim is an award-winning collaborator, editor, and author who enjoys helping others develop their voice and message. He has worked with bestselling authors, public figures, and ministry leaders including Max Lucado, George Foreman, Kathy Ireland, Randy Alcorn, Jim Daly, Dr. James and Shirley Dobson, Dennis and Barbary Rainey, Bruce Olson, Kim Meeder, and Shaunti Feldhahn. Other notable projects include books with Taliban kidnap victim Dr. Dilip Joseph, NFL Hall of Famers Tim Brown and Bruce Matthews, Pearl Harbor survivor Jim Downing, and pastor and Grammy-nominated vocalist Wintley Phipps.
A former Multnomah Publishers editor and newspaper journalist, Jim has collaborated on more than thirty books, with sales exceeding three million copies. Three of his projects have earned the Christian Book Award (formerly Gold Medallion Award) from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.
Jim lives with his family in Central Oregon, where he enjoys music, hiking, and baseball.
