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Elaine Olelo Masters, author of Teach Us to Pray and Mingling with the Muslims, served as missionary to Asia from 1978 to the present. She resides in Alaska.

Suddenly, I heard rifle fire. Time and time again. I was sure we were going to be killed and no one would ever find our bodies because no one knew where we were. I struggled to control my breathing. How in the world did I get myself into this predicament? What was I doing up here?

It was 1978, and American missionary Elaine Olelo Masters had just embarked on the first of many short-term trips to the jungles of Thailand. With political unrest, language barriers, and cultural disparities, she had much to overcome while sharing the love of Christ in remote tribes.

Unexpected beauty and darkness appeared around every turn. Behind the brilliant flowers, grand mountain vistas, and dazzling Buddhist temples lay spiritual darkness, ethnic prejudice, and even demonic influence.

Spanning more than thirty years, Elaine’s ministry to the tribal people in Thailand provided abundant examples of the power and goodness of God.

Exciting tales of witchdoctors, exorcisms, evangelism, and miracles ensure that Elaine’s stories in Feel The Fear But Do It Anyway will captivate readers of all ages.

“Into the Trenches of the Unknown

When the call of the One who formed your innermost being leads you to the trenches of the unfamiliar, will you heed it? Can love compel you to brave the jungles of a foreign country? Can faith overcome fear? If you ask Elaine Olelo Masters, her answer is an astounding yes. In her book, “Feel The Fear But Do It Anyway: Shining God’s Light Into Thailand’s Dark Villages,” she shares her excitement and hardships as she realizes the Great Commission.

Masters is a worship leader, mentor, teacher, advisor, evangelist, recruiter, and mobilizer. Her call led her to deliver the message of salvation and deliverance to the tribal people around Chiang Mai and along the Myanmar border. Her more than 30-year journey provides a transparent and unromanticized account of mission work. She talks about rigorous travel on footpaths and underdeveloped roads to bamboo villages where families live in fear of evil spirits, and her own encounters with witch doctors. Masters provides great firsthand insights that entertain armchair travelers and help budding missionaries prepare themselves for the daunting yet fulfilling task of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.

The book will inspire faith, hope, and obedience. It evokes gratefulness for trivial things like electricity that we usually take for granted. It also exposes her vulnerability that makes the book relatable and also infuses a tasteful amount of humor that makes it an entertaining read. Moreover, it gives a clear heads-up as to what’s in store for people who are called to serve God in the front lines as missionaries. Readers often comment, “I felt like I was right there with you.””