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Most missionaries aren't household names, at least in non-Christian households. Unfortunately, many of them haven't been heard of in Christian homes, either, which is precisely why we've dedicated an entire category to them. The Bible is obviously our guide to holy living, but we need to hear the stories of other Christians as well, to be encouraged in our own pursuit of Christ as much as to see that God is still working in His people to spread and glorify His name throughout the world.

We've opted to carry only missionary and evangelist biographies from a Christian perspective. It's important to understand the lives of these men and women in the context of the people of God, not simply in a human context, and while secular writers could certainly offer the latter perspective they wouldn't be able to offer the first. Also, the focus needs to be on the spread of the Gospel; the character of God's servants, while important, is still less important than the work He has led them to do.

There are few things in the Christian life more important or more valuable than to follow Christ's command to make disciples. We read about those who have been faithful in order to emulate them. It's important to help kids remember this—while many godly Christians have led adventurous lives (everyone from Amy Carmichael to Eric Liddell to Hudson Taylor), the essential part isn't the exciting times they had but the way they overcame trials and difficulties in order to take God's Word where it hadn't yet gone, or how they remained pure in the midst of wicked cultures.

It's good to have heroes, but we need to pick them carefully. For Christians, the best heroes (really, the only heroes) are those who've given their lives to Christ's service and maintained lives of faithfulness. Because it's so important for our children to have those kinds of heroes, we encourage you to give them biographies of missionaries and evangelists whose exemplary lives are worthy of imitation. And, because many of them were really fascinating people, you should have no problem getting even reluctant readers interested.

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	Ann Judson A Missionary Life for Burma by Sharon James from Evangelical Press for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $17.99
	Autobiography of Charles G. Finney The Life Story of America's Greatest Evangelist - In his own words by Charles G. Finney from Bethany House Autobiography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $18.00
	Autobiography of Charles G. Finney by Charles G. Finney from Bethany House Autobiography for 9th-Adult in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Born Again by Charles Colson from Chosen Books for 9th grade-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.99
	Bring Your Eyes and See Our Journey into Justice, Compassion, and Action International Adventures by Steve Goode, Mary Goode from YWAM Publishing for 7th-Adult in Clearance: Biographies (Location: ZCLE-BIO) $12.00
	Chance to Die The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot from Revell Publishing Biography for 8th-12th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $19.54
	Christy by Catherine Marshall from Avon Books Realistic Fiction for 8th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $5.50 (1 in stock)
	D. L. Moody by Kevin Belmonte from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 7th-Adult in Clearance: Biographies (Location: ZCLE-BIO) $8.40
	David Livingstone Man of Prayer and Action by C. Silvester Horne from Christian Liberty Press Biography for 7th-10th grade in Clearance: Biographies (Location: ZCLE-BIO) $9.99
	Dayuma Life Under Waorani Spears by Ethel Emily Wallis from YWAM Publishing for 7th-Adult in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV) $12.74 $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Don't Let the Goats Eat the Loquat Trees by Thomas Hale from Zondervan for 9th-Adult in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS) $15.99
	Eric Liddell Men of Faith by Catherine Swift from Bethany House Biography for 6th-12th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Evidence Not Seen A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II by Darlene Deibler Rose from HarperCollins Biography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.14
	Explorers, Missionaries, and Trappers by Kieran Doherty from Oliver-Nelson Books for 7th-9th grade in Western Expansion (1800-1898) (Location: HISA-19WES) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Famous Preachers and Evangelists Legends of Faith by Marilyn Boyer from Master Books for 7th-12th grade in Biography Anthologies (Location: BIO-ANTH) $11.04
	Five Pioneer Missionaries by Various from Banner of Truth Trust Biography for 9th-Adult in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS) $13.00 $7.00 (1 in stock)
	George Whitefield by Arnold A. Dallimore from Crossway Books for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $14.50
	God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew from Chosen Books Biography for 7th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.14
	Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom from Bantam Books Biography for 6th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.64
	Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom 35th Anniversary Edition from Chosen Books Biography for 6th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $15.29
	If I Perish by Esther Ahn Kim from Moody Press Biography for 8th-12th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $13.59
	In My Father's House by Corrie Ten Boom First Edition from Revell Publishing for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.20 (2 in stock)
	In My Father's House by Corrie Ten Boom Book Club Edition from Power Books for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	In Search of the Source A First Encounter with God's Word by Neil Anderson, Hyatt Moore from Wycliffe Bible Translators Missionary Biography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.40 (2 in stock)
	Jason Lee Winner of the Northwest Sowers Series by Charles Ludwig from Mott Media Biography for 7th-9th grade in Sowers Biographies (Location: BIO-SOW) $4.00 (2 in stock)
	John Bunyan Tinker of Bedford by William Deal from Christian Liberty Press Biography for 6th-9th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $9.99
	John Newton by Catherine Swift from Bethany House for 5th-10th grade in Men & Women of Faith (Location: BIO-FAITH) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	John Wesley Men of Faith by Basil Miller from Bethany House Biography for 6th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Jonathan and Sarah An Uncommon Union by Edna Gerstner from Soli Deo Gloria Biography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Jonathan Edwards A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought by Stephen J. Nichols from P&R Publishing Biography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $14.44
	Joni An Unforgettable Story by Joni Tada from Zondervan Biography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.99
	Living on the Devil's Doorstep From Kabul to Amsterdam International Adventures by Floyd McClung from YWAM Publishing for 7th-Adult in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV) $12.74 $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Lords of the Earth by Don Richardson Reprint. from Regal Books for 9th-Adult in Church History (Location: XCH-HIS) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Man Called Peter by Catherine Marshall from Evergreen Farm for 9th-12th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $5.60 (1 in stock)
	Maria by Maria von Trapp from Creation House for 7th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Mimosa by Amy Carmichael from Christian Literature Crusade for 9th-Adult in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS) $11.99
	Mission to Cathay by Madeleine Polland from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. for 6th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $6.00 (3 in stock)
	Missionary Patriarch The True Story of John G. Paton, Evangelist for Jesus Christ Among the South Sea Cannibals by John G. Paton from Vision Forum Biography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.00 (2 in stock)
	Never Dies the Dream by Margaret Landon from Doubleday & Company for 7th-12th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	On Call Jaffray Collection of Missionary Portraits by David C. Thompson, MD from Christian Publications, Inc. Biography for 8th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Passion for the Impossible The Life of Lilias Trotter by Miriam Huffman Rockness from Discovery House Publishers for 8th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Pigtail and Chopsticks Man The Story of J. Hudson Taylor and the Inland China Mission by Jim Cromarty 2010 Printing from Evangelical Press for 8th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Saint Patrick by Jonathan Rogers from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 7th-Adult in Clearance: Biographies (Location: ZCLE-BIO) $8.40
	Sergeant York and the Great War His Own Life Story and War Diary by Alvin C. York from My Father's World Autobiography for 7th-Adult in World War I (1914-1919) (Location: HISA-20WW1) $18.70 $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Servant of Slaves A Biographical Novel of John Newton by Grace Irwin from Paideia Press Biography for 7th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Seven Men And the Secret of Their Greatness by Eric Metaxas from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 8th-Adult in Biography Anthologies (Location: BIO-ANTH) $16.99
	Seven Women by Eric Metaxas from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 8th-Adult in Biography Anthologies (Location: BIO-ANTH) $16.99
	Shorter Life of D. L. Moody Moody Colportage Library #83 by A. P. Fitt from Moody Press for 8th-Adult in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Skipper of the Sentinel by May Cole Kuhn from Review and Herald Publishing Association for 6th-Adult in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Spurgeon Heir of the Puritans by Ernest Bacon from Christian Liberty Press Biography for 7th-10th grade in Clearance: Biographies (Location: ZCLE-BIO) $9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot from Tyndale House Biography for 8th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.14 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot 40th Anniversary from Tyndale House Missionary Biography for 8th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.49
	Tommorow You Die "You are a traitor. . .and traitors are shot." International Adventures by Reona Peterson Joly from YWAM Publishing for 7th-Adult in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand 30th Anniversary from Living Sacrifice Book Co. Autobiography for 6th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Where Christ is Still Tortured by Richard Wurmbrand from Marshalls for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $2.40 (1 in stock)
	William Bradford Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim by Gary D. Schmidt from Eerdmans Biography for 7th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $10.20
	Wurmbrand: Tortured for Christ The Complete Story by Voice of the Martyrs from David C. Cook for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $11.20 (1 in stock)

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