Publisher's Synopsis
Missions and romance-a great match!This book is an easy read and a delightful introduction to missionary biography-perfect for singles, college students, Christian families, missionaries and all those who love them. In six vignettes, the author recounts the romances of:
- Adoniram and Ann Judson
- Robert and Mary Moffat
- David and Mary Livingstone
- James and Emily Gilmour
- Francois and Christina Coillard
- Henry Martyn and Lydia Grenfell
- Courtship while in the homeland
- Courtship while serving on the mission field
- Enduring parental objections
- Attempting courtship through correspondence
- Handling unusual offers of marriage
- A "hopeless attachment" that did not end well
- "Engaging and moving! To read again of the sacrifices these men and women were willing to suffer for the cause of Christ made me wonder again how much I'm willing to sacrifice."
- "I appreciated the clarity of the Gospel message-the very reason these missionaries suffered and gave up so much. I am encouraged in ministering to my husband!"
- "The book highlights some of the most intimate targets that the enemy exploits in our relationships."
- "We are always looking for missionary biographies like this that speak to the heart and are good for older kids and teens."
- "What a read! Helpful in preparing future students for the mission field."
- "I was struck by the overwhelming need for God to work through men! It is a great and needed read for all ages, but especially Millennials as they mature into their thirties."
- Some of the memorable missionary quotes from this book:
- "How short is time, how boundless is eternity!" (Ann Hasseltine Judson)
- "Oh! The intense loneliness of Christ's life, not a single one understood Him! He bore it. O Jesus, let me follow in thy steps!" (James Gilmour)
- "I would rather see my daughter a missionary than a princess." (Christina Mackintosh's mother)
- "I discovered that God provides all the companionship we need as we wait for the kind of companionship we want." (David Hosaflook)
- "'Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.' No one who does not go away, leaving all and being alone, can feel the force of this promise." (James Gilmour)
- "Thousands of miles lay between them, yet their prayers were ever ascending in united petition to Heaven." (Belle Brain, of Robert and Mary Moffat)
- "He who appoints crosses and disappointments also imparts resignation and grace sufficient unto the day." (Robert Moffat)
- "In God's arithmetic, one and one make more than two." (Belle Brain, of Robert and Mary Moffat)
