How did the gospel come to China and take root among Chinese people? Three missionary lives, then two Chinese preachers — all biography or memoir, easy to read and often moving to prayer. See the Missionaries section for more on each figure.
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Hudson Taylor's Spiritual SecretMission flows from union with Christ. Behind the China Inland Mission lies Hudson Taylor's 1869 discovery of abiding in Christ.About this book → -
Mountain Rain: A Biography of James O. FraserDecades among one people: James Fraser created a script and translated the Bible for the Lisu of Yunnan. His diaries show a life of persevering prayer.About this book → -
Through Gates of SplendorThe cost of mission: five young men killed in Ecuador, and their families who went back to the same people. What it means to give what we cannot keep.About this book → -
Ling Li Ji Guang: The Diaries of John SungNow a Chinese preacher: John Sung, the chemistry PhD who became the great revivalist of China and Southeast Asia. Drawn from his own diaries, this book is candid about his struggles, confession and new birth — revival begins with thorough repentance.About this book → -
These Fifty YearsFinally, faithfulness under pressure: Wang Mingdao's memoir at fifty, written shortly before more than twenty years in prison. His early formation explains his later steadfastness.About this book →