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!
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