“The interrogation room smelled of stale tobacco and old sweat.”

Leland Paris stood alone in the Moscow airport, Bibles hidden in his luggage. One wrong word and he’d vanish into the Gulag.

That moment in 1971 launched a lifelong mission that would take him from Soviet checkpoints to secret baptisms in nations where conversion means death. Love Shines is the riveting account of a missionary statesman who helped pioneer Youth With A Mission. He conceived and co-designed the Discipleship Training School, a program that has shaped over one million students worldwide.

Today, through Global Bridges, that mission continues in the world’s most restricted nations.

The torch is extended. Will you carry the light?