This searing account primarily covers Ed Bird's Special Branch (SB) service in the Beitbridge area of southern Matabeleland, 1976-1980, encompassing Operations Repulse and Tangent of the bitter Rhodesian 'bush war'.Joining the British South Africa Police (BSAP) in 1964, Bird cut his teeth on Selous Scouts 'pseudo' operations during Operation Hurricane in 1974-1976, so was well equipped to deal with the insidious escalation of the ZANLA and ZIPRA campaigns in the south of the countr...

A family adventure suitable for all ages.A pack of various breeds of dogs set out on a mission to protect two young boys from certain danger, only to find that there is another child who must be rescued from the hands of villains.Will the boys and hounds succeed in their efforts?Set in the wilderness of southern Africa where anything can happen, this merry band of two and four-legged beings encounter danger regularly, but rally together in pursuit of their goal.

Coral, her lover, and a number of friends visit a regularhaunt known as Serenity Island. Collectively, they’ve done this for the past few years in order tocelebrate Coral’s birthday, but this trip will be different, and causes Coralto rename their favourite spot!Once they’ve settled in to enjoy their week’s secludedholiday and celebrate Coral’s thirtieth birthday, everything starts to gowrong. After many terrifying and tragicevents, C...

Sabrina Shire is a private investigator employed to find who murdered Ben Curl.She finds herself in hospital after an inexplicable car accident. Her husband, Hilton, and her two younger brothers take up the investigation where she left off.It is found that Sabrina’s ‘accident’ was not an accident at all and is, in fact, closely linked to her enquiries. The company known as ‘Goldenviron’, headed by Bobby McGarvie, appears to be involved with rape and pillage of the land, but...

A NovellaCoral, her lover, and a number of friends visit a regular haunt known as Serenity Island.Once they’ve settled in and begin to enjoy their isolated week’s holiday, and to celebrate Coral’s thirtieth birthday, everything starts to go horribly wrong.After a great many tragic and terrifying events Coral wonders if they’ll ever get off the island in one piece, or at all…

Hilton Shire, a newly appointed private investigator, is on a mission of revenge together with his brothers-in-law, Jordan and Kyle. They believe that Sabrina, Hilton’s wife and sister to Jordan & Kyle, was involved in an inexplicable car accident followed by abduction and incredible violence as a result of her investigation into the demise of Julie Curl’s husband a number of years before. They also believe that Sabrina was drawing close to resolving the mystery when she met with that unmi...

This groundbreaking guide reveals successful strategies for multiplying the impact of new church congregations.Based on a national, cross-denominational study commissioned by Leadership Network, Viral Churches explores the best practices in church multiplication movements, as well as the common threads among them. A hands-on resource, Viral Churches offers the fresh vision and critical perspectives essential as a catalyst for today's church planti...

Leadership Network commissioned a study by Ed Stetzer (who heads up LifeWay Research) on church planting, i.e., the process of getting a new church started. Leadership Network wanted to find out what the best practices were in church planting and uncover the common threads among them. This book will use research findings to inform, guide, and even catalyze today's many church planting leaders. It will show them how to form a movement and will hopefully also inspire them to do so. It will a...

Your Church Can Influence the World History has shown that great leaders have the ability to reach beyond the walls of their churches to influence cultures for Christ. We’ve seen it in the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement, in the explosive growth of house churches in Communist China, in the expansion of the Southern Baptist Convention, and in the worldwide rise of praise and worship music led by Hillsong Church, among other phenomena. In...

Join three seasoned church-ministry experts on an insider's tour of the most innovative churches today! Discover a dozen types of innovation, each with profiles of congregations that have implemented that innovation. This is more than a show-and-tell tour, however. Each chapter offers a solid take-away for church leaders on how to learn and apply the appropriate innovation profiled. The authors also offer scripturally based assessments of both the positive and negatives implications of imp...

The church was meant to multiply!“For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them” (Matt. 18:20).Are you interested in planting a church that has exponential impact? If so, you will be partnering with God to build something that is alive, vital, and majestic. There is a parallel between planting a church and planting a seed in the ground.In Planting Reproducing Churches, Dr. Elmer Towns expl...

Operation ENTERPRISE was the most successful internal operation of the Rhodesian war, and arguably the most important, being fiercely fought just 20 km's north of Salisbury. It foiled ZANLA's plan to infiltrate the Capital and disrupt the elections in April 1979 which brought about the transitional Government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Deployment tactics for as many as three contacts in a day were pioneered by 1 Commando RLI along with the introduction of a "Jumbo Fire Force" which was perfecte...