Posts tagged missions

J.O. Fraser has inspired many Christians to take up the ministry of intercession, especially for missionaries.

Trotter, a wealthy young woman from an aristocratic British family, turned her back on a promising artistic career to become a missionary to Muslim women in the north African nation of Algeria.

God in His wisdom knew that His Church needed this very searching and practical prayer. He knew that we need it continually as an important means of steering our hearts away from the world’s distractions and toward His love for the lost and His eternal purpose to use us to reach the nations.

The book Pioneer Missions kind of just happened. Our family had relocated to Samraong, the small rural district capital of Oddar Meanchey Province. This province …

Many biographers have published works on the life of William Carey, and most of them are incredibly dry. But not this one!

In Goforth of China, Rosalind Goforth traces her husband’s transformation from a humble Ontario farm boy, to a misunderstood Bible college student, to a fruitful missionary, and finally to an impassioned revivalist.

This biography of Gladys Aylward stands at the top of the list of books about this unusual parlourmaid-turned-missionary.

Ann Judson was the first American woman to join her husband in overseas missionary work. Her endurance and courage in the face of unthinkable trials and suffering will inspire you.

“This is my ministry.” At first blush, your words seem to ring with confidence in the Lord’s call (1 Timothy 1:12). You have a work …

If you want to read harrowing adventures of missionaries running from cannibals, then the autobiography of John Paton is the missionary biography for you. However, this book contains much more than just action.