Everyone has a bad day and goes through both discouraging and difficult times. A great medicine for those moments is to read missionary biographies. They will encourage you, challenge you, open your eyes to difficulties others have been through, and give you insight into normal people who trusted a big God. A steady missionary biography diet could be exactly what you need to stay strong and encouraged in the journey of life.
Below are my (Jeffrey Bush) top ten when it comes to missionary biographies:
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- Adoniram Judson, Bound for Burma by Janet and Geoff Benge
- Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret by Howard and Geraldine Taylor
- Jacob Deshazer, Forgive Your Enemies by Janet Benge
- Bob Hughes: An Extraordinary Life by Monroe Roark
- God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew
- Cameron Townsend by Janet Benge
- Gladys Aylward, The Adventure of a Lifetime by Janet Benge
- The Last of the Giants by Harry Rimmer
- In The Presence of Mine Enemies by Garcia Burnham
- Come Up to this Mountain by Lois Neely