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One of the most renowned missionaries of recent years is Elisabeth Elliot, who moved to the remote jungles of Ecuador to bring the gospel to the Auca people. She remained there even after her husband Jim was killed by some Aucas. What inspires such selfless devotion to the gospel? One of Elisabeth's influences was Amy Carmichael, who had served as a missionary in India half a century earlier—she even wrote a well-known biography of Carmichael.

How many missionaries, through their writings and biographies, have inspired others to take up the call to bring the gospel to the nations? Surely the number is great. Few things prepare you for the joys and hardship of the mission field like reading about those who have been there before.

Even if you don't end up leaving your home as a full-time missionary, these biographies will inspire you to love Christ and preach the gospel wherever God has placed you. They'll encourage you also to bear up under sufferings, trusting the God who has all things in his hands.

In this collection we've curated some of the best missionary biographies. You can use the product filters to browse by topic, series, or person (like Hudson Taylor, John Paton, or Amy Carmichael).

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38 products found in Missionary Biographies

Becoming Elisabeth Elliot
Hardcover
  • $37.99

Ellen Vaughn

Lightkeepers: Ten Boys Who Changed the World
Paperback
  • $12.99

Irene Howat

God's Smuggler: One Man's Mission to Change the World
Paperback
  • $29.99

Andrew, Brother

John G. Paton: The Autobiography of the Pioneer Missionary to the New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
Hardcover
  • $41.99

John G. Paton

When the Lights Go Out: Memoir of a Missionary to Somalia
Paperback
  • $29.99

Ruth Myors

Through Gates of Splendour: The Five Missionary Martyrs of Ecuador (Authentic Classics)
Paperback
  • $17.99

Elisabeth Elliot

Chance to Die, A: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
Paperback
  • $31.99

Elisabeth Elliot

Living Sacrifice: Willing to be Whittled as an Arrow
Paperback
  • $20.99

Helen Roseveare

Trailblazers: Behind Enemy Lines: Brother Andrew
Paperback
  • $13.99

Nancy Drummond

Trailblazers: Daring in the Desert: Lilias Trotter
Paperback
  • $13.99

Irene Howat

Swift and Beautiful: The Amazing Stories of Faithful Missionaries
Paperback
  • $19.99

David Calhoun

Life I Now Live, The: A true story of adventure and faith in Cambodia
Paperback
  • $7.99

Joelle Kenny

He Gave Us A Valley
Paperback
  • $28.99

Helen Roseveare

For the Joy: 21 Missionary Mother Stories of Real Life & Faith
Paperback
  • $21.99

Miriam Chan; Sophia Russell (Editors)

Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret
Paperback
  • $14.99

Howard Taylor; Geraldine Taylor

No Ordinary View: A Season of Faith and Mission in the Himalayas
Paperback
  • $14.99

Naomi Reed

My Seventh Monsoon: A Himalayan Journey of Faith & Mission
Paperback
  • $21.99

Naomi Reed

Heading Home: My Search for Purpose in a Temporary World
Paperback
  • $31.99

Naomi Reed

Running the Race: Eric Liddell – Olympic Champion and Missionary
Paperback
  • $26.99

John W. Keddie

Trailblazers: To Die is Gain: John and Betty Stam
Paperback
  • $14.99

Rachel Lane

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The Journals of Jim Elliot (Repackaged Edition) Missionary, Martyr, Man of God
Paperback
  • $31.99

Elisabeth Elliot

History Makers: John and Betty Stam missionary martyrs
Paperback
  • $24.99

Vance Christie

Day's March Nearer Home, A: Autobiography of J. Graham Miller
Hardcover
  • $43.99

Graham J. Miller

Mission to the Headhunters: How God's Forgiveness Transformed Tribal Enemies
Paperback
  • $23.99

Frank and Marie Drown