SECOND WIND

Second Wind: A Race of Faith Summary

At twenty-one, Harry Spykerman dreams of success in business in Johannesburg, South Africa and aspires to run the 400m in the 1952 Olympics. On finding God in the person of Jesus Christ, Harry relinquishes his dreams and ambition and becomes a missionary. When God calls him to reach indigenous people, he must confront his own culturally ingrained prejudice. After a change of heart, his new calling takes him into prisons, leper colonies and the bush of South Africa. In a remote lonely outpost teaching the children of native tribes, Harry longs for a companion who will share his heart to spread the gospel. Will he find a woman willing to share the hardships of a missionary’s life? Can he persevere in his newfound faith and overcome the challenges that a white missionary faces in Apartheid South Africa?