Action, suspense and transformation begin when the author travels to Tehran, Iran in 1978 to teach English in a private high school. His abrupt return to the United States five months later is driven by the need to escape the terror and violence erupting in Iran as the country becomes embroiled in civil war. Ten months before American hostages were seized; Peter was providentially able to fly home to America. What appeared at first to be his salvation, forced him more dramatically into the face of death and the greatest decision of his life.