Coffee & Orange Blossoms: 7 Years & 15 Days in Tyre, Lebanon

When he moved to Lebanon to live in a Shia Muslim neighborhood, Nate Scholz knew he was in for an adventure. The aroma of orange blossoms wafting over the countryside was as inviting as the people he met. To avoid offending his Arab hosts, Nate learned to enjoy drinking bitter coffee. By the time the bombs started falling seven years later, Nate had married the woman of his dreams, brought two children into the world, and become an accepted part of the Shia community. Scholz braids highlights of seven years lived in the Hezbollah heartland together with tense emails written to friends and family during the 33-Day War in 2006, when Nate's family survived Israeli air assaults and a refugee camp in Cyprus. Coffee & Orange Blossoms tells a story that is, as the title indicates, both bitter and sweet.

Author: Nate Scholz
Publisher: Phoenician Press LLC
Published: 09/18/2013
Pages: 202
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9780989871105

About the Author
While studying at Lutheran Bible Institute, Nate discovered a fascination and love for Middle-Eastern culture, which led him to teaching English in the biblical city of Tyre in south Lebanon for seven years. Since returning to the States, Nate has enjoyed coaching others who are preparing to live cross-culturally, and has helped form communities of people who are inclined to warmly engage the Muslims living in our midst. Nate writes a weekly blog on cross-cultural reflections and what it means to follow Jesus with relevance in today's world. He doesn't pretend to have all the answers, so he's looking for adventurous souls to philosophize with him. Join them at www.N8exchange.com. Currently, Nate is the official groundskeeper for the Dependent Republic of Scholzistan, which lies on the outskirts of Stanwood, WA. His wife, Kimarie, holds the position of Prime Minister, surrounded by her four little cabinet ministers. Work visas are available at no cost.

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