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Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
562 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Idealistic, misguided Morten Falck is a newly ordained priest sailing to Greenland in 1787 to convert the Inuit to the Danish church. A rugged outpost battered by unremittingly harsh winters, Sukkertoppen is simmering with the threat of dissent: natives from neighboring villages have unified to reject Danish rule and establish their own settlement atop Eternal Fjord. As Falck becomes involved with those in his care--his ambitious catechist, a lonely...
Author
Series
Publisher
Independently Published
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
56 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Li-Fei grew up in Uganda. Her family had answered God's calling to move to Uganda. They weren't your normal missionary family. Her dad and mom ran a Chinese restaurant in order to bless the community and have an impact for Jesus.
One day, Yang Li-Fei's father gave her some shocking news. Her life was about to change? Was it for the best? Didn't God want their family to be in Uganda?
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author shares her memories of growing up in Haiti as the daughter of an idealistic missionary, exploring her experiences living in a hospital compound as her family and the country experienced a period of upheaval.
Author
Series
Publisher
Independently Published
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
54 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Emily and her brother, Evan, move to their new African home, they quickly realized this wasn't England. God has called their family to an unreached people in central Tanzania. Struggling with a new culture, language and religion, Emily's family need to rely on the Lord for each step of their journey.
How would they ever break into this closed muslim community? Will they ever make good friends? How can this village ever hear of the love of Jesus?...
Author
Series
Publisher
Independently Published
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
54 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Emma and her family sailed to their new island home, she realized that there was a lot to learn. God has called their family to work on Bible translation on the Solomon Islands. Struggling with a new language, making new friends, and trying to fit in, Emily learns valuable lessons along the way.
Will this new island ever be home?
Author
Publisher
YWAM Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
219 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
As a fourteen-year-old intent on living a "modern" life, the last thing Isobel Kuhn wanted to grow up to be was a missionary. But as it turned out, this young agnostic's life was redirected—from crisis and doubt to hope and strength.
Convinced that God wanted her to preach the gospel as a China Inland missionary, Isobel bravely served among the Lisu people in remote mountainous regions of China and Thailand. After twenty years of ministry Isobel...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A first book by the creator of the "Dear Amber" podcast describes her strict upbringing as a third-generation Jehovah's Witness and her efforts to find her true place in the world apart from the edicts of her family and faith.
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xii, 213 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
On July 28, 1797, an elderly Lenape woman stood before the newly appointed almsman of Pennsylvania's Chester County and delivered a brief account of her life. In a sad irony, Hannah Freeman was establishing her residency--a claim that paved the way for her removal to the poorhouse. Ultimately, however, it meant the final removal from the ancestral land she had so tenaciously maintained. Thus was William Penn's "peaceable kingdom" preserved. This book...
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English
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"Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn't exist. The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she's given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
A portrait of infectious disease expert Dr. Paul Farmer follows the efforts of this unconventional Harvard genius to understand the world's great health, economic, and social problems and to bring healing to humankind.
12) Murder at the mission: a frontier killing, its legacy of lies, and the taking of the American West
Author
Publisher
Viking
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Escape From Camp 14 returns with the riveting and revealing story of one of the most persistent "alternative facts" in American history: the story of a missionary, a tribe, a massacre, and a myth that shaped the American West. In 1836, two missionaries and their wives were among the first Americans to cross the Rockies by covered wagon on what would become the Oregon Trail. Dr. Marcus Whitman and Reverend...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (149 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
College-bound Sam Witwicky learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. He will have to accept his destiny and join Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in their epic battle against the Decepticons. The Decepticon forces, who have returned stronger than ever, have come to Earth on a mission to take Sam prisoner and destroy the world.
