Through the Eye of a Needle

Pieter Scheurwater realized at a young age he was different than the other boys in his Dutch community. In the theologically strict Dutch home and church, however, he also knew he could not divulge the ways in which he did not belong. Though he escaped the expectations of his religious upbringing, he unreservedly and unconditionally dedicated his life to God. Traveling to Australasia as a young man, he still felt obligated to keep his true nature hidden. Despite a career with a mission organization, marriage and childrearing, he finally realized while he may have hidden his true self from others, he could no longer maintain the lie. In his memoir, Scheurwater details his journey to the freedom he experiences when the pretense is stripped away. His personal pilgrimage is a testimony of God's unconditional love and faithfulness.