This e-book is available at https://ourdailybread.org/god-can-use-you-download-page/. Thanks to Pr George who shared this 130-pages e-book with me (Amos Ho). Nine missionaries: Adoniram Judson, George Leslie Mackay, James Matthew Hoover, John Sung, Gladys May Aylward, Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen, Sophia Blackmore, Oswald Sanders and Eugene Wee. This is a treasure in a book. Below is the introduction written by Leslie Koh, taken from the book. Enjoy.
“Few works can adequately capture the dedication and passion that missionaries over the centuries have displayed in their commitment to bring the gospel to those who have yet to hear of Jesus Christ. It is impossible to tell the stories of the hundreds and thousands of men and women who have given up their lives to make disciples of all people, and it is certainly challenging to do justice to their efforts and sacrifices. So it is with great humility that we attempt to re-tell the stories of eight past missionaries who reached out to people across the Asia-Pacific, using material taken from their autobiographies and biographies, or from the wealth of information documenting their lives and work. At the same time, we look to the future too, with a young missionary sharing his story in his own words.
These nine missionaries are no more and no less special than anyone else who has obeyed Jesus’ command to witness for Him. We picked them simply because we wanted you to learn about some of the men and women who have brought the gospel to unreached parts of Asia. You may be familiar with some of these names, while others may be generally less prominent; however, the Lord God knows them all!
Without downplaying their successes, we also take heart in the fact that all these missionaries are, at the end of the day, ordinary men and women. Like every one of us, they had very human fears and anxieties about accepting God’s call. Many felt they had no talent or skill that God could possibly use, wondered if they were up to the job, or worried about their families and other commitments. So what made them obey? What gave them the faith to say, “Here I am, Lord. Send me”? We have thus chosen to focus not so much on the accomplishments and exploits of these missionaries in the field, for there are already many excellent biographies for this purpose, but on the turning points in their lives that transformed them from ordinary men and women into pillars of faith. In doing so, we hope to offer you a glimpse into their hearts and minds as they made the crucial decisions that changed the lives and destinies of themselves and many others. Like them, every one of us can be Christ’s witness, for ultimately it is the Holy Spirit who empowers us.”
This e-book is available at https://ourdailybread.org/god-can-use-you-download-page/. Please download to your gadgets for your own reading.
This book review was written by Ho Chee Yoong, Sep 2018.
