Chapter 8, Was There Protection? Summary and Analysis

Bilquis waits nervously to hear from what she assumes will be very angry relatives. However, days go by without a call or visit from any of them. She learns that her brother went to a cricket tournament, her uncle to a provincial meeting and cousins and aunts to other locations. She thought back to and took solace in the verse she read saying that the Lord "will scatter them abroad."

Bilquis meets with family members including two of her children. They are all hurt and upset by her decision to become a Christian. Her daughter Tooni is very upset having heard that her mother may be murdered over her actions. Tooni is also concerned that her ex-husband will claim legal custody for their son. Bilquis has another out-of-body experience that evening and when she awakens...