My favorite books and movies by Naomi Modi

My favorite books

naomimodi555 — 2022-11-05 13:26:56 UTC

My favorite books are these three volumes that are part of the Lion Emblem series by Francine Rivers. In these books, a story takes shape from the point of view of three people: the slave, the master and the prisoner. In the first volume, also called A Voice Carried by the Wind, the life of a jewish woman taken into slavery by the romans, named Hadasah, is described.
After many journeys, slave trades, starvation and captivity, Hadasa ends up as a slave in a roman family. Following her faith to the end, Hadassah was a kind and hardworking person, different from all the slaves, this was also seen by the eldest son of the family, Marcus, who fell in love with her. Through many efforts the young man tries to communicate with the slave and get closer to her, but Hadassah always remained cold and indifferent, considering herself inferior. When the young man realized her feelings she wanted to be his wife, given the condition that she renounce her faith. Despite the insistence, Hadasa did not give up her faith, considering it more important than the person she loves. This news also reached the younger sister of the young man, who, in order to punish the slave, denounces her, and she is taken prisoner.
The volume ends with the scene where the slave Hadassah is given to the lions in the arena, Marcus watching as she dies, unable to do anything. Angry with his sister, with tears in his eyes he leaves the arena.

The second volume "An Echo in the Dark"

naomimodi555 — 2022-11-05 13:58:36 UTC

The second volume called "An Echo in the Dark" describes the story through the eyes of the Roman master. Disappointed in his sister, feeling the pain of losing his loved one, Marcus decides that all the fault lies with the God of Hadassah.
A novice doctor takes Hadassah's nearly lifeless body to study. Seeing that there is still life in her body, he takes her to his home where he tries to save her.
Left without peace and quiet, Marcus sets out in search of this God and leaves for Israel. There he encounters many obstacles, being robbed, stabbed and abandoned in a well, but continues to pray to the God of Hadassah. When he has no hope of escape, he is found by some jews who take him to their home and take care of him. There, Marcus realizes the miracle that only Hadassah's God could do, to save him, and realizes that her God exists. Allowing this God to enter his heart and life, Marcus is baptized and decides to go to the house where Hadassah grew up.
Hadassah miraculously recovers and becomes the doctor's assistant, but covering her face because of the scars.
Marcus arrives at Hadasa's house where he cries because of longing, remembering all the moments he spent with her. Arriving home, his sister falls ill and calls a doctor. Hadassah comes with the doctor and takes care of the one who hurt her. On her deathbed, Marcus' sister regrets what she did to the slave and asks her brother for forgiveness. Left alone with Marcus' sister, Hadasa reveals her face and forgives her. Marcus hearing what happened asks Hadasa to marry him, he accepts her as she is.
This volume ends with Marcus and Hadasa leaving for Israel who were now a happy family.

The third volume "Like the Outpouring of the Dawn"

naomimodi555 — 2022-11-05 14:16:37 UTC

In the third volume, the life of a German prisoner Artretes is described, who in order to escape from prison becomes a gladiator / fighter in the arena. He fights many gladiators to win his freedom. When he finally gains his freedom, he falls in love with Marcus' sister. She becomes pregnant, but when she separates from Artretes, she makes Hadassah (her slave) abandon the child. Hadassah being a Christian does not want to abandon the child so she takes him to some Christian friends of hers. Hadassah in prison tells Artretes about his child and he goes to retrieve his child. Arriving at Hadasa's friends, he discovers that the child is in the care of a Christian woman who lost her child and does not want to give it up. Taking the child by force, the woman sits and cries at the gate of his house until she is welcomed into the house to take care of the child. Artretes decides to go back to his family in Germany, taking the child and the woman with him. On the dangerous and long road Artretes travels with several Christians who in the end through their kindness and love win his heart. Arriving home, he is baptized and founds a happy family.

"With God in the underground"

naomimodi555 — 2022-11-21 21:13:32 UTC

       In this book, the suffering that the author Richard Wurmbrand goes through during the communist period is presented.        At the beginning of the book, the evolution of the author is presented, a Jew who aspired to a leadership position in the Christian church. After obtaining a position as pastor of a church Richard W. marries. After several years of service in the church, the establishment of the communist regime appears in Romania. At first this seemed to be a good thing, but along the way it became the enemy of Christians. 
       Richard W. attends a communist meeting with many other priests where the faith is denigrated. His wife at that time encouraged him to go and "wash the shame from the face of Christ" being aware of the consequences of this. Seeing the hesitation in her husband's eyes she mentioned that she didn't want to keep a cowardly man at home. After that talk R.W. he was chased by security and kidnapped from the street and taken to a secret prison. 
        For 12 years R.W. he did not see his wife and two children. Tortured and lied to about his family's condition, he did not give in to the challenges. Reaching his deathbed many times, he did not stop fighting, managing to reach home in the end. 
         This is a living testimony of his dedication to his family and faith, being able to endure torture, misery, starvation and disease.

Light from Darkness, "The Melting Fire" Series by Austin Lynn

naomimodi555 — 2022-12-06 20:57:23 UTC

In this series written by Austin Lynn, the life of a young girl named Caroline Fletcher is described.
Disappointed by her parents who decide to sell her little slave friend she ends up befriending and becoming attached to the family slaves. After the death of her mother Caroline is sent to North America to her cousins where the desire to help the slaves and free them is born.
Arrived a beautiful young lady falls in love with a very rich boy bringing joy to her family. Before their wedding, a war begins between South America and North America over slavery. Her father and fiancé fought for the Confederacy (the side that agreed with slavery).
When her cousin from the North, Robert, a Union soldier, is captured and asks for his help, she feels caught in the middle. But out of a desire to free slavery she agrees to help her cousin escape. After four years of war Confederate resistance collapsed and all slaves were freed.
Arriving home, the fiancé, the father and the whole town find out about Caroline's deed. After many days of suffering Caroline consoles herself with the thought that she did the right thing.
In the end she is forgiven and their wedding is organized.

A light on my path, "The Melting Fire" Series by Austin Lynn

naomimodi555 — 2022-12-06 21:24:35 UTC

In this volume is described the life of the little slave torn from the arms of his mother and his friend Caroline and sold, named Grady. Terribly disturbed and frightened, not realizing what was happening he found himself thrown with other slaves in the slave prison. At auction he is bought by a cruel and brutal slave trader who enjoyed flogging slaves.
For four years he goes through terrible beatings, ready to be beaten to death for the smallest mistakes, having no hope of escape. Hatred was building up in Grady's soul as the only joy in life, playing the violin, was stolen. The chance to escape came when he was playing cards with an old friend, having nothing to bet with, Grady convinces his master to bet with him. Fortunately for Grady, his opponent had better cards than his master. Thus Grady became Mr. Fuller's slave.
Arriving at the new master's plantation, Grady tries to make himself useful so as not to be sold. There he meets many slaves who worked on Dom Fuller's plantation and befriends them. Delia, an old slave becomes like a mother to him advising him in everything.
Grady falls in love with a slave in the master's house who takes care of his daughter. After the war started, Grady leaves behind his girlfriend who does not want to escape and goes to North America. After a few months he becomes a Unionist soldier and comes after his girlfriend.
In the end he finds her and learns that he will become a father.

"Pillar of Fire", Melting Fire Series by Austin Lynn

naomimodi555 — 2022-12-14 08:39:18 UTC

At the beginning of the book Julia (Caroline's cousin) is described at the age of nineteen. She is in love with the new priest in town, Nathaniel and is determined to prove to him that she is the perfect girl for him.
Arriving with the Congressman and the priest at the end of a battlefront, the priest wants to help the wounded people, but Julia, overcome with fear, begins to cry and scream. When she gets home, Julia is ashamed and apologises to the priest, hoping he won't change his mind about her.
One evening she overhears a conversation between the priest and the Congressman in which they talk about Julia. The priest wanted a decent wife with whom he could spread the gospel and do the Lord's work, not like Julia, spoiled, shallow and insufferably self-centered. The priest's words broke Julia's heart, but with even greater determination she decides to prove that she is not as she has been described. She decides to become a nurse.
Although she had a hard time convincing her father, she knew that a young, unmarried woman had no chance of becoming in a hospital. Arriving at a hospital she is judged by the hospital doctor and is harshly checked through many questions. When the question of whether she is married comes up, she lies and says that her cousin Robert is her husband. She is tormented by the doctor and made to wash the sheets of the sick in the hope that she will soon give up.
Julia doesn't give up, though she is sometimes overwhelmed by homesickness and the drudgery of work. Eventually she is trained as a nurse and taken to the front. On the other hand, the life of a very strong and brave, tall, manly-looking, ugly, agile and muscular young woman, Phoebe, is described, who left alone by her brothers who have gone to the front decides to pose as a man and join the army too. She ends up being among the best soldiers, having gone hunting as a child and already knowing how to shoot a gun very well.
There she befriends a frail little man named Ted, who becomes her best friend and whom she defends with her life.
Escaping from prison with Caroline's help brings Robert home, which brings Julia home. Nathaniel declares his admiration for Julia's work and proposes to her. She is no longer comfortable at her family's parties or with Nathaniel. She begins to be aware of her feelings for the doctor and returns to the front.
Phoebe in trying to save her friend is injured. Julia is the one who takes care of her. Phoebe is aware that she can't return to the front and decides to become a nurse to help Julia.
One day, her wounded friend Ted is brought in and asks her to go home to his mother.
The ending is dramatic, each heroine manages to find her balance and purpose, Julia whit the doctor and Phoebe whit Ted's mother.

"The Charming Stream" by Austin Lynn

naomimodi555 — 2022-12-14 09:10:28 UTC

In this book it is about a young woman named Alice Grace who spends her days in books, living in a fairy tale world. When her boyfriend leaves her and she loses her job, she decides to go to Acron to a library to donate some books.
There she discovers that the small village lives in precarious conditions, without running water, without a telephone, without electricity, and the work of a librarian means transporting books, riding on some wild horses, to the readers' shacks, scattered through the forests in the heart of the mountains.
During her unexpectedly long stay in Acorn, Alice has more adventure. He discovers that the librarian is actually a man, Mack, who one day comes home from hunting shot. Alice and his grandmother take care of him and take care of the library and household chores.
In order to find the culprit, Mack decides it's best to play dead. Alice together with his grandmother organize his funeral and hide him in a house on the hill. In order to feed Mack and not appear suspicious, she is forced to learn to ride a horse.
After many hard days, she gets into a rhythm and learns everything she needs to know, befriends a few women to whom she takes books and helps them.
One evening Mack is nowhere to be found and after many searches he finds him in the woods threatened by a friend of hers with a gun. He tries to convince his friend that Mack is innocent and succeeds.
Arriving at home, she realizes that life is not only a fairy tale.

"Quo Vadis"

naomimodi555 — 2022-12-19 15:53:37 UTC

The action begins in 64, during the reign of Emperor Nero. Vinicius, a Roman officer, falls in love with Lygia, the daughter of the Ligian king who was a hostage of war, but had been lovingly raised by Aulus and Pomponia, his adoptive parents. Vinicius' uncle Petronius, Nero's chief advisor, uses his influence to have the girl taken to Vinicius' house.
The girl, however, resists and with the help of Christians manages to escape. Furious, Vinicius hires a charlatan to find her. After several searches he finds her and with the help of a gladiator tries to kidnap her, but is almost killed by Lygia's bodyguard, Ursus. Badly wounded, he remains in Lygia's house.
She realizes their love for each other, but realizes that her love for him is against God's will and runs away again.
Vinicius meets Lygia again in the underground, where Christians used to gather, and is filled with faith in Christ after what he has heard. He is baptized and receives the blessing of the Apostle Peter.
After Nero sets fire to Rome to find inspiration for a new epic, he blames the Christians for the fire. As a result, all Christians are arrested and subjected to terrible tortures: they are thrown into the arena before wild animals, crucified or burned alive. Among those arrested is Lygia, and despite Vinicius' best efforts, he is unable to save her.
She is tied to a bison and put in the arena where Ursus is. Ursus, however, manages to kill the bison and save Lygia. Vinicius jumps into the arena and picks up Lygia, who was very ill. The crowd empathizes with them and defends them against Nero.
In time, the people realize the Christians' false accusation, but the apostle Peter was still wanted, so he is advised to flee Rome.
On his way out of the city, he is shown Christ, and Peter asks him: "Quo Vadis, Domine" ("Which way, Lord?"). ", His answer being "Rome". Peter plucks up courage and turns back, and is eventually arrested and crucified, dying a martyr's death.

"Hacksaw Ridge" Movie

naomimodi555 — 2022-12-19 16:14:35 UTC

Hacksaw Ridge is about war, about life and death, about courage beyond weapons, about mental strength beyond physical strength. It's about humanity and faith.
A hero, Desmond Doss, goes to war unarmed because he trusts his God more than a weapon. And he's proved to everyone that he made the right choice!
The film Hacksaw Ridge won Oscars for Best Editing and Best Sound Mixing. It was also nominated for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Sound Editing.
Desmond Doss enlisted as a medic in the US Army during World War II. His unique story touched the world and became the subject of a film. Desmond Doss, played by Andrew Garfield in the film, wanted to help his country's army. But his religion, Adventist, forbade him to touch any kind of weapon. By refusing to obey orders in training, Desmond Doss came very close to being drummed out of the army.
He was saved, however, by a section of the law that said enlisted men could not be forced to do things against their faith. That's how he ended up on the front line.
1945, Battle of Okinawa. The historic moment during which D. Doss, with no weapon on him to defend himself, is at the front as a medic. His only thought was to save lives. And save he did. 75 soldiers (including enemy soldiers) were saved by Desmond Doss at Okinawa.
The film Hacksaw Ridge shows, in addition to frightening battlefield scenes, the enormous physical efforts the non-combatant medic made to save lives. Left alone on the front line, D. Doss spends an entire night rappelling down and rescuing the wounded with ropes. In the morning, bloody-handed and exhausted, Doss still wanted to save.
For his extraordinary bravery on the front, Desmond Doss received the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman. The Okinawa hero died at the age of 87 on 23 March 2006.