Adoniram Judson: Devoted for Life (Vance Christie)

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Adoniram Judson

Devoted for Life

Explore the life of America’s first foreign missionary, Adoniram Judson (1788-1850), who was devoted to serving for over 38 years in Burma, no matter the cost. The son of a congregational minister, Judson was a precocious young man who aspired to gain exceptional worldly fame through some prominent secular career. But following a crisis of faith and a stunning turn of events that exposed the vanity of mere temporal pursuits, he went on to study for the Christian ministry and to dedicate his life to missionary service.

With unshakable faith in God and His Word, Judson persevered through staggering difficulties. His unremitting labor and devotion were used of the Lord to spread the Gospel and to establish healthy Christian congregations throughout Burma. Judson’s example was an inspiration to untold thousands in his own day and still has the power to encourage and instruct believers today.

Contents

1. “Old Virgil Dug Up”
2. Rescued from Unbelief
3. Following the Star in the East
4. “Devoted to This work for Life”
5. France and England
6. Commissioned as Missionaries
7. Voyage to India
8. A Change of Conviction
9. In Search of a Country
10. Beginning in Burma
11. Tragedy and Encouragement
12. “O May We Not Suffer in Vain”
13. A Helpful Colleague and a Serious Inquirer
14. A Trying Excursion
15. First Convert
16. Fruitful Evangelism
17. Appeal to the Emperor
18. “The Emperor Himself Cannot Stop It”
19. A Painful Separation
20. Encouragement in Ava
21. Suspected as Spies
22. The Death Prison
23. Further Confinement and Freedom
24. Bereavements
25. A New Beginning
26. An Excessive Tendency
27. Evangelistic Ministry in Prome
28. A Literature Blitz
29. Evangelizing the Karens
30. A New Family
31. The Burmese Bible
32. Family Illness
33. Loss of a Worthy Successor
34. America and Emily
35. A Surprising Union
36. Return to Burma and Rangoon
37. “A Sudden Tornado in a Sunny Day”
38. Working Like a Galley Slave
39. Strong in Christ to the End

About the Author

Vance Christie is a pastor and author best known for vivid retelling of missionary stories. He is also author of Women of Faith and Courage and John and Betty Stam: Missionary Martyrs.