Living
among cannibals in the jungles of Indonesia, isn’t where you would expect to
find a budding author. This however, is the condition in which Ted Dekker was
brought up. As missionaries, his family was constantly in danger but with much
persistence, befriended the village people and dwelt with them. Witchcraft and
death thrived in this ominous place which provided inspiration for Dekker’s
writing later on.
At the age of six he was separated
from his family, attending a coastal school for months at a time. The culture
in which he lived forced him to rely on his imagination to create his own
world. Later, he left Indonesia to attend a multi-cultural high school and
following that he studied Philosophy and Religion in the United States.
In his early adult life Dekker climbed the
corporate ladder then experimented in the field of the entrepreneur. After
experiencing a variation of carriers, including healthcare service and marketing,
he was inspired by a friend to write. Ted Dekker then recognized his gift and
threw himself into his storytelling. His stories are diverse, covering
impossible situations filled with suspense, romance and fantasy. Once he became
successful he sold his company and moved to Western Colorado and began writing
for a living. Dekker’s thrilling novels have now sold over five million copies
and two of his stories were made into movies. Now he lives in Austin, Texas
with his wife and two daughters.
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