As South Africa struggles to find its new identity during the end of apartheid, a growing Christian faith pitted against powerful race issues and persecution within the gold mining industry creates a modern-day story of David and Goliath. This is the story of one man's experiences during the turbulent years in South Africa when institutionalized apartheid finally came to an end - a time when one man could make a difference.Persecuted for his religious beliefs, Reverend Dan Berriman went though periods of doubt, fear, and dark despair, questioning his faith in God and his purpose as a Christian. His eight-year journey takes him through a political rebirth of Africa, when the legendary Nelson Mandela was released from prison, as well as a rebirth of his own Christian faith. Written with devotion and heartfelt passion, Too Much Baggage for the Promised Land carries Reverend Berriman's everlasting message that God is also faithful and will never desert a single one of His children.Dan H. Berriman is a minister at the Methodist Church of South Africa. He is in the process of working on his next book that focuses on the worldwide growing apostasy within the Christian church. Too Much Baggage for the Promised Land is his first published book. Reverend Berriman lives with his wife, Hester, in the town of Estcourt in the Natal Midlands