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Endorsements
“My friendship with Alan grew when we were both church leaders. In him I saw glimpses of the manner and character of Jesus, the One he had believed in and followed as a disciple since his childhood. He who God calls, He equips. With a heart filled with compassion and care to serve suffering people throughout the world, it was no surprise to me that the Holy Spirit led Alan to serve the ministry of Samaritan’s Purse around the world.”
Rev Mike Pusey; former Pastor, Millmead Baptist Church, Guildford. Speaker and early influencer in the UK Charismatic Church Movement. Pioneer of Professional Football Club chaplaincies, and Aldershot Town FC chaplain.
Rev Mike Pusey; former Pastor, Millmead Baptist Church, Guildford. Speaker and early influencer in the UK Charismatic Church Movement. Pioneer of Professional Football Club chaplaincies, and Aldershot Town FC chaplain.
"Many themes run through this story. One is the outworking of the love of the Father, the hope which is Jesus our Lord and the power of the Holy Spirit. It has been a privilege to work alongside Alan. His compassion for the poor and commitment to give back to those that lost so much has being evident in all the years I’ve known him. This is his nature and that is what moves his heart for God’s people."
Rev Sanna Rajapakse; Senior Pastor of New Life Church, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Rev Sanna Rajapakse; Senior Pastor of New Life Church, Colombo, Sri Lanka
“This book has moved me more than almost any other. Alan’s childhood daydreaming of influencing thousands has truly come to fruition. This is a compellingly life story written with transparent honesty. It’s about a truly authentic man of God. His deep love for the former Soviet Union countries shines emotively through the pages. He comments on the possible futures of these nations’ believers and sounds a warning note. Those with a heart for this region should read it.”
Derek Copley BSc (Hons) PhD; Global Connections Council Member and chair of the UK Central Asia Forum,
Former Chair of EAUK, the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), and Principal of Moorlands College
“This is an inspirational book about God's faithfulness and mercy, about a life full of challenges of an amazing man. I met Alan in 2004 and since then he has become a dear friend, a good mentor and an example for me to follow in my own life story. I believe that this book will inspire you, and maybe even become a beacon in difficult times, bringing peace and confidence in the goodness of our Lord.”
Irina Trofimova; Founder and Director of NGOs ‘Children of Tien Shan’ and ‘Path to Victory’, and Director of Raising Families, Kyrgyzstan
Irina Trofimova; Founder and Director of NGOs ‘Children of Tien Shan’ and ‘Path to Victory’, and Director of Raising Families, Kyrgyzstan
"I have had the blessing of a friendship with Alan for over 25 years. His early ventures to Nicaragua brought to us a very consequential stability and vision, with such a perceptive kindness that is outside of the box of most of us. However, until reading this book, I hadn't grasped all that Alan was brought out of, and still to be called into: working with churches in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Swaziland, Uganda and Zambia. Alan, always learning and sharing, practicing the second commandment, thanks for challenging me, again."
Dr. (Hon) Bob Trolese; President, Verbo Christian Ministries, Managua, Nicaragua
Dr. (Hon) Bob Trolese; President, Verbo Christian Ministries, Managua, Nicaragua
“Alan Cutting’s 'Cutting Across the Borders' reflects his inspiring life story in a humble way. The book is well written, it brings an account of the ultimate marvellous breakthrough of God’s promises, the limitations of man’s abilities notwithstanding. Grab the book and read it. You will see the exciting results of faith at work.”
The Most Rev. Dr. Onesphore Rwaje; Retired Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda
The Most Rev. Dr. Onesphore Rwaje; Retired Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda
"Drawing on his extensive travels and life experience, in this inspiring book Alan Cutting recounts story after story of God’s faithfulness and provision in the midst of the highs and lows of life. You will laugh, be encouraged, and your faith will be strengthened through seeing the global Church in action through the eyes of a genuine, honest and humble servant of Jesus Christ."
Simon Barrington; Founder and Director, Forge Leadership Consultancy
Simon Barrington; Founder and Director, Forge Leadership Consultancy
"I have known Alan since 2011, when I became a volunteer with the Samaritan's Purse Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART). In all my interactions with him he has been a man of humility and integrity, with a huge pastoral heart. I am incredibly grateful for the support he has provided me with on my return from overseas DART responses. I would encourage all to read this book and capture Alan's heart for the lost and destitute, and his radical passion to pursue them across nations and continents.”
Dr Nathalie MacDermott BSc MBBCH MRCPCH; Wellcome Clinical Research Training Fellow, Imperial College London
Dr Nathalie MacDermott BSc MBBCH MRCPCH; Wellcome Clinical Research Training Fellow, Imperial College London
"Alan possesses an extraordinary eye for joyfully noticing the tiniest, yet profound indications of the inbreaking Kingdom of God in the most surprising places - places where most see only pain and brokenness. Without minimizing reality, he names and articulates what he sees in a way that the rest of us can begin to notice it too. This is the gift of his story that is most urgently needed for today’s cynical and despairing times.”
Gordie Lagore MA, GradDipCS (Regent College); Lead Pastor and Spiritual Director, Vancouver Eastside Vineyard Church, Canada
Gordie Lagore MA, GradDipCS (Regent College); Lead Pastor and Spiritual Director, Vancouver Eastside Vineyard Church, Canada
"This is a deeply personal story. Open, honest, inviting and at times all too painfully raw. But much more, it’s a story of God’s personal attentiveness to the depths and heights of our human experience, and the discovery of grace and beauty at unexpected moments and in surprising places. If you read with soft eyes you will see your own story of triumphs and setbacks reflected in its pages, and hear for yourself the gentle invitation this book offers to discover that same grace and beauty."
Rev Simon Harris; Senior Pastor, Burlington Baptist Church, Ipswich
Rev Simon Harris; Senior Pastor, Burlington Baptist Church, Ipswich
Introduction
“An extraordinarily vivid rainbow arced over the morning horizon, its ends pressed down into fields of sodden maize. It surrounded us; it dwarfed us; it mesmerised us. It seemed that this particular rainbow just would not fade. We packed our vehicle and left the village and, as the bus carefully dipped and splashed its way through deep red puddles of African mud, I stared quietly out of the window. How did the miraculous events of last night actually happen? My repeated boyhood dream had, quite literally and specifically, been played out before my eyes, with 3,000 people looking on. Why now? Why here? Yet again I was forced to reflect on the overwhelming faithfulness and spectacular promises of God and how, despite my limited abilities, my questionable confidence and the sheer harmlessness and normality of my life, He had steered me to so many amazing places, introduced me to such extraordinary people, and done such magnificent things for me. Whatever the boundaries, borders and limits I had set up for myself, God had pushed me through them all.
My story, Cutting Across the Borders, leads you through my nervous but rescued childhood. It opens a door into the intensive community lifestyle that I lived in my twenties and thirties. And it tussles with the pain, betrayal and disasters that I encountered during my forties.
And the rest is geography. I invite you to journey with me on the relentless, unusual and often extreme global adventures of my fifties and sixties. It’s a story of people, of places and of relationships; a true and radical tale of love and passion, of vulnerability, determination and betrayal, of rescue and grace, hope and faithfulness.”
Available now as an ebook and as a paperback, on Amazon
My story, Cutting Across the Borders, leads you through my nervous but rescued childhood. It opens a door into the intensive community lifestyle that I lived in my twenties and thirties. And it tussles with the pain, betrayal and disasters that I encountered during my forties.
And the rest is geography. I invite you to journey with me on the relentless, unusual and often extreme global adventures of my fifties and sixties. It’s a story of people, of places and of relationships; a true and radical tale of love and passion, of vulnerability, determination and betrayal, of rescue and grace, hope and faithfulness.”
Available now as an ebook and as a paperback, on Amazon