Alive from the Dead

Alive From The Dead, by Dr. George Thomas Smith, is Volume One of a series of David Stoner's adventures. It exposes the personal journey of the idealistic young man and the tragedies marking his life and death struggle to avenge the murder of his wife and unborn child. This conflict is compounded by his role as a missionary to the destitute people of Haiti, his own battle with flaws in his personality, and a growing awareness of the void in his spiritual life. Along the way, David Stoner faces physical attacks, voodoo like threats, a charge of murder, a harrowing dash across northern Haiti to flee from a megalomaniac official, escape from drug smugglers, near drowning in the Atlantic, and a gigantic explosion meant to eliminate him. Conflicted by duty to his ministry and loyalty to his deceased wife, Stoner reluctantly finds he is attracted to a young employee of the United Nations who is engaged in the restoration of the Citadel, one of the wonders of the world, which is situated on a mountain top in northern Haiti. It is there that Stoner is attacked by a man who accidentally falls from the wall to his death; a death for which Stoner is blamed. It is there, much later, he is involved in the rescue attempt of the attractive young UNESCO employee and a fellow worker. While on his cross country search for his wife's killer and the effort to escape being captured himself, David Stoner has a personal awakening to his true purpose in life. Driven by emotional cross currents, Stoner deals with the constant dangers that surround him. With the aid and counsel of a Haitian pastor David is led into a deeper relationship with God. This discovery, and various tragic events, including the violent death of his missionary mentor, change the man and bring resolution to his conflicts in ways neither he nor the reader would expect.