Welcome to Day 4 of the Five Fall Favorites Party, hosted by Read Another Page! Fall isn’t short of bounties to delight the senses –
let’s not forget the sense of taste. After months of growth, plants
yield an autumn harvest of some of the most delicious foods: apples,
pumpkins, squash, carrots, nuts, grapes, etc. Bushels represent a
fruitful harvest.
One of the Bible’s most memorable agricultural symbols is how we as
believers ought to bear fruit in God’s Kingdom. Inspiring and
encouraging us, missionary stories chronicle individuals who
exemplify lives lived with a focus on bearing bushels and bushels of
Kingdom fruit. They’re some of my favorite books to read; here are
my top five. Every one of them challenged me and taught me a lot
about the life of faith:
God’s Smuggler
by Brother Andrew (with John and Elizabeth Sherrill)
This is the exciting memoir of Brother Andrew, a Dutch missionary who
smuggled Bibles into Eastern European countries bound under
Communism. It really inspired my faith. Find on Goodreads.
The Hiding Place
by Corrie ten Boom (with John and Elizabeth Sherrill)
Corrie ten Boom helped save Jews during the Holocaust and was thrown
into a concentration camp herself . . . and when she emerged, she
carried a message of love and forgiveness all over the world. Find on Goodreads.
Window on Mount
Zion by Pauline Rose
A
Messianic Jew before the term was officially coined, Pauline Rose was
a British transplant to the new nation of Israel in the 1950s. Her
home on Mount Zion, on the border of Jordanian territory, might have
been a frightening place to live, except that God’s protection was
on it. She opened her home and garden to many passersby and
maintained a godly influence in a nation that was sadly becoming more
and more secular. Read my full review on Goodreads.
Kisses from
Katie by Katie Davis (with Beth Clark)
This is the inspiring memoir of a contemporary missionary who adopted
orphans in Uganda. Her story of surrendering her own will to follow
God’s is especially poignant to those of us living today. Find on Goodreads.
Heroes of the
Faith Series
This vast series of absorbing, easy-to-read biographies introduced me
to many of the most famous missionaries and Christian reformers
throughout the centuries. Find on Goodreads.
What are your
favorite missionary books? Also, please note that today, tomorrow, and Saturday I'll have limited access to internet, so I will be a bit slow responding to your comments. But, by all means, comment away!
Have you entered the giveaway yet? Don't forget!
Those first two and "Kisses from Katie" are on my TBR. That one sounds especially amazing! :D
ReplyDeleteYes, they are all so good! It's so neat to be able to follow Katie's ministry because she is current.
DeleteI still want to read Kisses from Katie. I haven't read many of the others, though I know about most of the people talked about in them. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's great, Faith! So many people we can be inspired by.
DeleteI also want to read "Kisses from Katie." I've never heard of "Widow on Mount Zion" but it sounds interesting. I'm going to have to look it up. Thank you for sharing these!
ReplyDeleteCool! Window on Mount Zion certainly is interesting, in a setting we don't normally get to read about.
Delete"Kisses from Katie" sounds really good! I also want to read "God's Smuggler" and "The Hiding Place."
ReplyDeleteAll three of those are so good inspiring!
DeleteLove your picks! Most of these are on my to read list!
ReplyDeleteThat's neat, Sarah! Thank you!
DeleteThose first two... <3 <3 <3 Amazing books! Reading them seriously increases my knowledge of exactly HOW powerful faith is!!
ReplyDeleteExactly, Amanda! I love them on so many different levels, but that level is my favorite.
DeleteKisses from Katie and God's smuggler sounds really cool!
ReplyDeleteThey certainly are! I encourage to read them. :)
DeleteMissionary biographies are awesome. I need to get some more.
ReplyDelete-Katja L.
Yes, yes! And I, too, need to read more of them.
DeleteOh, I've only read one of these! More good ones to add to my list. ;)
ReplyDeleteYay! Definitely worth reading. :)
DeleteEveryone needs to make a point to put the Hiding Place on your TBR. It is a life changer and she has two more that follow!
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree! We can be so encouraged by her story, even if it's hard. I haven't read the last two; I need to!
DeleteElisabeth Allen is such a great author! I love her books. :)
ReplyDeleteYes! She's an author whom I would love to read everything she wrote. :)
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