Great for God: Missionaries Who Changed the World
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A Great Book!
How many of you have children that enjoy reading missionary biographies? Our family, even the youngest children, love reading stories about how God has used people on the mission field. Recently I received a book entitled Great for God: Missionaries Who Changed The World, written by David Shibley. This is a wonderful addition to any bookshelf!
The book is written in such a way that young people will find it fascinating-even hard to put down! 23 chapters each detail the life of a missionary, including men like Eric Liddell, Jim Elliot, and David Livingstone. Additionally, you will learn the stories of women such as Amy Carmichael and Gladys Aylward. Honestly, reading this book is enough to make any adult or child aspire to be great for God! When you read of how God used common people, and the amazing feats they accomplished, you will be amazed, enthralled, and encouraged.
January 12, 2013
A Great Missionary Book
Oh my goodness! I LOVED this book. I read it to my 9 1/2 yr old son as apart of our homeschool curriculum for the 1st quarter. I loved that it covered so many missionaries (23 all together), some we know and some new to us. There is 1 chapter per missionary, each chapter is no longer than 6 or 7 pages. At the beginning of each chapter the date of birth and death are given, as is what legacy they left and a quote from that missionary. This book is great introduction to each of these missionaries, alot of the chapters made us want to learn more about these missionaries. The chapters were basically a summary of each missionaries life from birth to death (or current works). I highly recommend this book for children 7 and up, it's an easy read for them either to listen to or to read themselves.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from New Leaf Publishing Group's blogging for books program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 225: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
December 15, 2012
missionary overview
Great for God by David Shibley has the subtitle "Missionaries Who Changed the World." The book is made up of short summaries of 23 different missionaries. At the start of each section is the missionary's name, their date/place of birth, their date/place of death, their "legacy", and a quote by that individual. After this is a narrative section of a few pages which gives a short summary of their life as it relates to missions.
I was pleased with this book in a sense. At first I was disappointed because each segment is so short (!) and I really wished to read more about these people, more details. I think I am just used to reading missionary biographies (such as the Christian Heroes Then and Now) which tell the life story, using an entire book on one individual.
After I had reconciled myself to the fact that this is meant to be a brief introduction/overview of different missionaries, I came to see it as a book about missions/missionaries rather than about individual missionaries. That statement may sound a little confusing, but what I meant by it is that throughout reading this book it will be obvious that there is no ONE type of missionary, no ONE way of "doing" missions, no ONE set pattern, no ONE background, etc. Missionaries are people who spread the gospel, in many different ways, in many different places and settings. This book introduces several different missionaries, some well-known, others less-known. If you are a person like me who likes to read more than just a few pages about these individuals, there are books available elsewhere to expand on the names you read about here.
I would recommend this book as a picture of missions and missionaries. It's also useful in introducing the names of missionaries you may wish to learn more about.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
October 15, 2012
Great resource for families!
WouldnâÂÂt you love to have a book to acquaint your children with great missionaries? This is you book thenâÂÂGreat For God by David Shibley and published by New Leaf Publishing. Twenty-six missionaries are pleasantly written of in this helpful volume. Some you may not know as well as others, but the most famous ones are here. YouâÂÂll learn of a few you didnâÂÂt know as well.
A synopsis begins each entry with key dates, legacy, and a famous quote. This is a great way to introduce a 6 or 7 page chapter. In my opinion, they are very well written and hold attention. I put the book to the ultimate test. I had my children gather around the table and I read several chapters aloud to them. Then I asked the hardest, most-detailed questions I could think of. My kids didnâÂÂt miss one question. Even my 5-year-old Macey nailed several questions. That is the ultimate proof to me that this is a quality book for families.
I want my children to know about missionaries. To tell the truth, these type of biographies greatly encourage and challenge me personally. This book is one of the best IâÂÂve seen of the missionary biography books covering multiple missionaries. I give this book the highest recommendation. ItâÂÂs perfect for what it intends to be and IâÂÂm glad the Reagans have it at our disposal.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade CommissionâÂÂs 16 CFR, Part 255 .
October 14, 2012
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