In this sequel to A Child Called Blessed, the child is grown up now and living in the Ethopian desert with his parents and a bunch of monks. It would seem he's destined to live out his life in obscurity, but an Israeli group discovers that the place where he is living may be the secret hiding place of the Ark of the Covenant! So then of course there is an expedition that sets out to recover the ark, with a group of Arab militants right on their heels. Will the ark be restored to Israel, or will it be destroyed, or does it really matter?
Along with the typical thrill of seeing the Arabs and Israeli's duke it out, there is some mystical type stufff thrown in when Caleb rediscovers his connection to God that he had when he was a child. Some of the stunts he pulls are very much like the stuff in Dekker's Circle trilogy. It serves to illustrate his point, which is what could really happen if someone totally trusted God? And of course, it's also intriguing to see the political fallout from Israel discovering the Ark of the Covenant. I don't know that he got that quite right, it's a little simplistic but still realistic enough to give a good read. Fans of Dekker's type of suspense with the mystical elements he throws in and the spiritual lessons should definitely check out this older book of his. ( )

Great follow up to blessed child ( )