Escape from Saigon - Softcover

Watts, Ralph S.

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Synopsis

How the church survived the final days of the Vietnam War Who lives? Who dies? Thirty years ago, a Vietnamese conference president and his staff wrestled all night with that decision. First published in 1990 as Saigon: The Final Days, this updated edition tells of the dramatic evacuation of Seventh-day Adventist Vietnamese and overseas personnel as the North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon. Ralph Watts, who directed the evacuation, gives his eyewitness account of the mayhem and its impact on the church. A page turner from start to finish, Escape From Saigon revisits the chaos of 1975 and provides much-anticipated updates on the state of the Adventist work in Vietnam today.

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About the Author

Ralph S. Watts, a former church administrator at both the General Conference and union levels, was president of Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) for 16 years, from 1985-2002. Under his leadership, ADRA became a household name'developing into an agency active in more that 125 countries that now provides development programs and disaster relief aid to more than 19 million people annually. Ralph and his wife, Pat, currently live in Loma Linda, California.

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