Tag Archives: Missions

Nate Saint: Heavenbound by Renee Taft Meloche (2001)

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Heroes for Young Readers; Illustrated by Bryan Pollard The new school year is upon us, which means I’m back to waking my kids up in the morning, not with the constant reminders and prods that eventually turn into yelling and … Continue reading

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Captive on the Ho Chi Minh Trail by Marjorie A. Clark (1974)

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As I mentioned in a previous post, Fire Road, I recently visited Vietnam and wanted prepare myself for the trip through reading. Whenever I travel, I like to read books that cover the region I’m visiting. Sometimes I choose travelogues … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Friends in a Chop Suey World by Deb Brammer (1994)

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Up until COVID, my family lived in China. In fact, my kids spent the first 6 years of their lives there, fluent in both language and culture. We miss it immensely and wish we could go back, even for a … Continue reading

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With Daring Faith by Rebecca Henry Davis (1987)

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Although the school year is nearing its conclusion and my kids will soon not to be woken up at 6:30 each morning, we’re still in the final throes of the year, so I’m still waking them up with a chapter … Continue reading

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Detours by Paul Seger (2020)

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10 Roadblocks to the Great Commission I love missions. There’s no getting around it, so I’m always drawn to books about missionary experiences and struggles, missionary biographies, mission styles, and missionary sending. This book falls in the latter category, but … Continue reading

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The Romance of Missionary Heroism by John C. Lambert (1907)

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While I mostly like to read books with my eyeballs, I sometimes also need an audiobook to entertain me during the menial tasks of cleaning or driving. One of my go-to apps for this is the LibriVox app, which allows … Continue reading

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Daring Dependence by M.R. Conrad (2022)

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A 31-Day Journey with Those Who Found Their Strength in God “Even today, the work of God around the globe looms large. Those who have gone before us have done a lion’s share, yet the population of the world has … Continue reading

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These Are My People by Mildred T. Howard (1984)

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Christian review of this youth-geared novelization of the incredible life of Gladys Aylward, missionary to China — These Are My People by Mildred T. Howard (1984) Continue reading

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A Question of Yams by Gloria Repp (1992)

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Another blast from the past. I had grown up with book published by BJUP, so whenever I come upon book like Medallion or These Are My People, it brings back memories. Of course, the memories are three decades old, so … Continue reading

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Among the Savage Redskins of the Amazon by Harold Wildish (1961)

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And the award for the most offensive book title goes to… Harold Wildish felt called to the ministry in 1922 (nearly a century before wokeness, mind you), leaving behind his passions for both cricket and football (the un-American kind). The … Continue reading

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