On February 19, 1812, Ann and Adoniram Judson sailed from Salem aboard the brig "Caravan" as two of the first missionaries to go out from North America. Watching the shoreline disappear from view, they could not have foreseen the impact of their journey on the future of the Christian world mission or on the thousands of men and women who would follow in their footsteps. After a short stay in India, they carried the Good News of Jesus Christ to the golden shore of Burma. Drawing on letters and church records, Courtney Anderson paints a poignant portrait of Judson's early life in dealing with the conflict between his desire for material success and the inner call to serve God.
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Reviewed by George Abbas (Denver, CO), March 21, 2009
This book left such an impression that we ordered books for our adult Bible class.
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Reviewed by Rick Harrington (Haverhill, MA), September 10, 2008
Not only for missionaries, this book is for everyone who loves the gospel! Well written, engaging, and inspiring. You will follow Adoniram through his brilliant childhood, through his years of agnosticism, through his conversion and call to ministry, through his trip to Burma, through tradgedy, suffering, and repentance. Through his three amazing wives (it is worth reading it just to hear about them!), and to his eventual death. This is a story that should not die, not in our generation or the next.
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Reviewed by Barbara Tucker (Ringgold, GA), January 20, 2001
I read this book years ago, as a very young Christian, and it has defined a good bit of my life. It is pure and simply a classic, probably one of the most outstanding Christian biographies ever written.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Tim Bruce (Meridian, ID), January 03, 2001
One of the five greatest books I've ever read. Judson's life and sacrifices make our modern Christianity seem almost comical.
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