God's Generals: The Missionaries

This is his fifth God's Generals volume, Roberts Liardon chronicles some of the great evangelists who risked their lives to take the gospel message to strange and unknown cultures around the world, including...Nikolaus Ludwig von ZinzendorfAnd#8212;the Austrian nobleman whose passion for Christ ushered in the Moravian revival of the 1700s. David BrainerdAnd#8212;the young American colonist who sacrificially reached out to Native Americans.William CareyAnd#8212;the British shoemaker and Bible translator whose passion to reach India birthed a missionary revolution. David LivingstoneAnd#8212;the explorer who crossed the "unknown continent" and opened the heart of Africa to the gospel.Adoniram JudsonAnd#8212;the "Father of American Missions" who endured tragedy to reach the people of Burma.Hudson TaylorAnd#8212;the first missionary to use the phrase "Great Commission," who pioneered the China Inland Mission, transforming millions of lives along the way.Hiram BinghamAnd#8212;the first Protestant missionary, who spent twenty years serving Christ in what is now Hawaii.Amy CarmichaelAnd#8212;the selfless Irish missionary who dedicated her life to the forsaken children of India.Jonathan GoforthAnd#8212;the passionate Canadian revivalist who brought salvation and healing to hundreds of thousands of Chinese people.The sacrifice and courage of these spiritual pioneers are sure to stoke the fires of your faith and revive within your heart a spirit of evangelism and compassion for the lost.