Rescued for a Reason: An Unbelievable True Story of Kidnapping, Theft, and the Power to Overcome

The masked man stood at the foot of their bed and trained his gun on them. With disturbing calm, he asked, Where is your God now?

On a quiet Tuesday morning outside a small town in rural Illinois, when most people were just waking up to start their day … the unthinkable happened. A man wearing a black mask and holding a loaded gun abducted two regular people from their home. Blindfolded and forced into the trunk of a car, it was a nightmare right out of Hollywood, except this was no movie. What could two grandparents living out in the country have that a madman would want? How could this be happening in the same town where they had lived for years? And how would they ever escape? Rescued for a Reason recounts the abduction of Connie and Larry Van Oosten and the days of terror, uncertainty, and desperate prayers that preceded their escape. Written like a novel, this true- crime story seeks to answer the hardest question of all: why? Why did these horrific events happen? Is there a reason-a purpose-for all the pain and chaos?