In an engaging and readable style, Ian Rees shows us that from believers in the Old Testament era right up to the present day, suffering is a normal part of the Christian experience. God’s people often experience their faith being put through the furnace, yet there is a plan and a purpose in all our trials, even when we feel like God has forgotten us. This is a book that is full of sound biblical teaching and is richly illustrated from church history, missionary work, church life, and contemporary culture.