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Inspiring Stories of Faith and Legacy!
Meet the men and women who carried the gospel to the ends of the earth in Missionaries for Christ, the third book in the Legends of Faith series by beloved homeschool author Marilyn Boyer. Designed for students in 7th grade and up, this reader shares powerful, true stories of missionaries who lived with courage, sacrifice, and unwavering faith. Perfect for homeschool Bible, history, or language arts studies, this volume will inspire students to trust God’s plan and live a life fully devoted to Christ’s mission.
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| SKU | M402-2 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Master Books |
| Weight (in lbs) | 0.51 |
| Title | Missionaries for Christ |
| Series | Legends of Faith |
| ISBN 13 | 9781683444022 |
| Contributors | Marilyn Boyer |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Page Count | 192 |
| Publisher | New Leaf Publishing Group, LLC |
| Dimensions (in inches) | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 |
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A Legends of Faith Reader by Marilyn Boyer | Christian Homeschool History, Language, and Bible Resources
Perfect for Christian homeschool families seeking to inspire a heart for missions and a deeper trust in God’s providence.
Invite your middle and high school students to step into the adventurous lives of faithful men and women who dedicated everything to proclaiming Christ to the nations. Missionaries for Christ, part of the inspiring Legends of Faith series by homeschool author Marilyn Boyer, shares the remarkable true stories of those who answered God’s call to go—no matter the cost.
Through engaging biographies and vibrant illustrations, readers will encounter missionaries who relied completely on prayer and God’s provision as they took the gospel to unreached peoples. Their courage, faith, and perseverance remind us that God can use ordinary lives for extraordinary purposes.
Recommended for 7th grade and up, this volume features powerful stories of:
- Adoniram Judson—one of the first Protestant missionaries from North America, who spent 40 years in Burma
- Robert Moffat—the devoted missionary and Bible translator who ministered in Africa for over 50 years
- John Paton—who brought the gospel to the South Seas, trusting God through every trial
- Hudson Taylor—founder of China Inland Mission, who labored years before seeing his first convert
- Amy Carmichael—missionary to India who rescued children and taught the truth of God’s love
- Gladys Aylward—a courageous woman of faith who defied the odds to serve in China
- Eric Liddell—Olympic gold medalist turned missionary, who gave his life serving others in China
- Betty Greene—the first woman missionary pilot and founder of Mission Aviation Fellowship
- Jim Elliot—missionary martyr whose legacy still calls believers to surrender all for Christ
- Brother Andrew—God’s Smuggler who risked his life to deliver Bibles to persecuted nations
With vocabulary helps, reflection opportunities, and rich storytelling, Missionaries for Christ is ideal for personal reading or as part of a homeschool Bible, history, or language arts curriculum. Each biography can be read independently, offering flexibility for family study or classroom use.
Whether your family is discovering missionary history for the first time or seeking examples of faithful obedience, Missionaries for Christ will inspire students to live courageously for Jesus, trust His purposes, and shine the light of the gospel wherever He calls them.
Missionaries for Christ is Book 3 in the Legends of Faith 4-book series, following the popular Early Church Fathers and Famous Preachers and Evangelists, and paving the way for the next volume, Famous Hymnwriters. Purchase the 4-book box set at a discounted rate.
Customer Reviews
5
Great Introduction to Missionaries
Review by
Lexie
This book is an excellent resource to introduce yourself to different missionary stories. We found it helpful that it allowed us a base of information about each person, so my children were able to decide which missionaries to study further. I will said it did not include all of the life story you would get from a very indepth study book on the individual, but for my family it was perfect!
5
Faith Building Stories Your Kids Will Remember
Review by
Kathleen C
Missionaries for Christ: Faith-Building Stories Your Kids Will Remember
As a homeschool mom, I’m always searching for books that make history and faith come alive for my kids, and Legends of Faith: Missionaries for Christ does exactly that. Marilyn Boyer highlights missionary heroes with a storytelling approach that is both engaging and spiritually rich, making it easy for children to connect with real people who lived out courage, obedience, and sacrificial love. I love how each chapter naturally sparks discussion in our home—about trust, calling, and what it means to serve God wholeheartedly. This book has been a wonderful addition to our morning basket and a great catalyst for character training and discipleship.
As a homeschool mom, I’m always searching for books that make history and faith come alive for my kids, and Legends of Faith: Missionaries for Christ does exactly that. Marilyn Boyer highlights missionary heroes with a storytelling approach that is both engaging and spiritually rich, making it easy for children to connect with real people who lived out courage, obedience, and sacrificial love. I love how each chapter naturally sparks discussion in our home—about trust, calling, and what it means to serve God wholeheartedly. This book has been a wonderful addition to our morning basket and a great catalyst for character training and discipleship.
5
Our Heroes!
Review by
JoyfulMommy
When we study history, we learn about all sorts of people and events. The missionaries are our heroes and their legacy is enduring and eternal, while the kingdoms of men rise and fall. This beautiful, engaging, and informative book is a wonderful resource to add to our collection and gives us a brief look into these missionaries’ lives. Short profiles are laid out with a nice amount of text on the pages with beautiful illustrations. Learning about these men and women of faith, and witnessing the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives, fleshes out what Psalm 78:4 describes, telling “the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.” I am grateful for this book, and pray our children will be inspired to imitate the faith of those gone before us and be missionaries for Christ wherever God sends them - in their home communities or across the globe! I know it inspires me to be more faithful about sharing Christ with those I come in contact with in everyday life.
5
Inspirational missionary biographies
Review by
BuildingontheRock
Marilyn Boyer completes this four-book Legends of Faith Series with biographies of men and women who served as Christian missionaries in the late 1800s-1900s. From well-known missionaries like Amy Carmichael and Jim Elliot, to less familiar men and women such as Robert Moffat and Betty Greene, 10 biographies highlight the sacrifices these men and women made to spread the gospel of Christ throughout the world. The time period covered would make this a perfect companion reader to America’s Story 3. Engaging, informative, and thought provoking, this reader will introduce your children to a variety of missionaries and perhaps inspire them to consider laying down their lives to be one as well.
3
Great Introduction to the lives of missionaries but...
Review by
Michelle
My family has read about and listened to many missionary biographies, so I was excited when I first heard that this title was going to be part of the Legends of Faith series. Unfortunately, since my son has read full biographies about many of these missionaries, he wasn’t very interested in this book. This doesn’t mean however, that this book won’t benefit other families. As a busy homeschool mom, since I struggle to find time to read a 300-page book about a missionary, I really appreciate the short stories within this book. It was interesting and encouraging to learn how God used very different people in many different ways, to further His kingdom.
Since my husband enjoys missionary stories, I encouraged him to read some of the book as well. Although he agreed that the stories are great introductions to the lives of several missionaries, the AI pictures were a major turn-off for him. He felt that since AI pictures were used, it feels like the book was just thrown together. He noticed some discrepancies between some pictures, and within one story, the pictures didn’t even look like the same person. Whenever I’m reading true stories to my kids, I try to show them real pictures if possible. I would have loved to see real historical pictures throughout this series whenever possible. Even some real photos at the end of each chapter would be a nice addition.
Just like the other books in the Legends of Faith series, there are several features including vocabulary words throughout each chapter, several timeline pages, a glossary and a list of corresponding curricula.
Overall, the Legends of Faith series is a wonderful resource to have if you don’t mind the AI pictures.
Since my husband enjoys missionary stories, I encouraged him to read some of the book as well. Although he agreed that the stories are great introductions to the lives of several missionaries, the AI pictures were a major turn-off for him. He felt that since AI pictures were used, it feels like the book was just thrown together. He noticed some discrepancies between some pictures, and within one story, the pictures didn’t even look like the same person. Whenever I’m reading true stories to my kids, I try to show them real pictures if possible. I would have loved to see real historical pictures throughout this series whenever possible. Even some real photos at the end of each chapter would be a nice addition.
Just like the other books in the Legends of Faith series, there are several features including vocabulary words throughout each chapter, several timeline pages, a glossary and a list of corresponding curricula.
Overall, the Legends of Faith series is a wonderful resource to have if you don’t mind the AI pictures.
4
Great Introduction to Missionaries
Review by
Barbara D
Continuing in the Legends of Faith series with the Missionaries for Christ. We have been loving this series so far and were excited to dig into another volume.
Though I have heard of several missionaries over the years, this book is a great introduction to many of them.
For my kids, this is a great introduction to some missionaries. As many of them have full books on, this book gives the reader an overview of their life to see if they want to study them deeper. Some missionary stories can be hard, but as a book for youth, it did not go into all detail for everything, but kept the main details there.
I was encouraged by all the stories of those who have given everything for Christ, and so are my kids. My kids love the story of Eric Liddell giving up being in the Olympics for Christ.
Even more encouraging for me is the effect of some of these missionaries had on what we can still see today.
Though I have heard of several missionaries over the years, this book is a great introduction to many of them.
For my kids, this is a great introduction to some missionaries. As many of them have full books on, this book gives the reader an overview of their life to see if they want to study them deeper. Some missionary stories can be hard, but as a book for youth, it did not go into all detail for everything, but kept the main details there.
I was encouraged by all the stories of those who have given everything for Christ, and so are my kids. My kids love the story of Eric Liddell giving up being in the Olympics for Christ.
Even more encouraging for me is the effect of some of these missionaries had on what we can still see today.
4
Great resource aside from a few issues
Review by
Charity
These readers are great reference books for sharing the heroes of the faith with the next generation. There is a brief overview of each hero's life which is great for times that you don't want to dig quite as deep with a longer biography. The selections may be a bit long for younger students, since they are targeted for middle school + but I feel that most of the troubling events in this series are presented in a matter of fact and not overly graphic manner so they can easily be used for the whole family.
I was very excited to dig into the Missionaries for Christ book. Several of the missionaries were new to me, but many were familiar. Overall most of the accounts were very informative, but I was a bit disappointed that some important facts were left out of Adoniram Judson's story.
Although there is mention that Judson appeared before the Congregationalists’ General Association in 1810 to ask for support as a missionary to India, what is not mentioned is that this petition created the very first missionary association in the United States. The second missionary association that was formed in 1814 to support his work in Burma (which was mentioned in the book) was formed because Judson had not only changed his destination but also his denomination. Since the denominations of many of the other missionaries were mentioned in the book, I thought it was odd that this switch to becoming a Baptist was left out since it is significant to his story.
Another fact that was left out was that he actually had three wives. The book only briefly mentions his marriage to Sarah in 1834 and moves quickly to the account of his death. Sarah actually died before Adoniram and he married his third wife, Emily, in June of 1846.
Also, Judson is credited as being the first American foreign missionary, but African American George Liele became a missionary in Jamaica around 1783. (Liele was not widely acknowledged as a missionary throughout history because of his background as a former slave in the American colonies.) Although this means Adoniram Judson was not actually the first American foreign missionary, he was one of the first, and he was also instrumental in starting the first modern missions movement.
I didn't notice any errors with the other missionaries' accounts, but I have not researched them as thoroughly. Overall, we really love this series and would still recommend this book. Hopefully the issues mentioned above will be corrected in future printings.
I was very excited to dig into the Missionaries for Christ book. Several of the missionaries were new to me, but many were familiar. Overall most of the accounts were very informative, but I was a bit disappointed that some important facts were left out of Adoniram Judson's story.
Although there is mention that Judson appeared before the Congregationalists’ General Association in 1810 to ask for support as a missionary to India, what is not mentioned is that this petition created the very first missionary association in the United States. The second missionary association that was formed in 1814 to support his work in Burma (which was mentioned in the book) was formed because Judson had not only changed his destination but also his denomination. Since the denominations of many of the other missionaries were mentioned in the book, I thought it was odd that this switch to becoming a Baptist was left out since it is significant to his story.
Another fact that was left out was that he actually had three wives. The book only briefly mentions his marriage to Sarah in 1834 and moves quickly to the account of his death. Sarah actually died before Adoniram and he married his third wife, Emily, in June of 1846.
Also, Judson is credited as being the first American foreign missionary, but African American George Liele became a missionary in Jamaica around 1783. (Liele was not widely acknowledged as a missionary throughout history because of his background as a former slave in the American colonies.) Although this means Adoniram Judson was not actually the first American foreign missionary, he was one of the first, and he was also instrumental in starting the first modern missions movement.
I didn't notice any errors with the other missionaries' accounts, but I have not researched them as thoroughly. Overall, we really love this series and would still recommend this book. Hopefully the issues mentioned above will be corrected in future printings.
5
A true homeschool gem!
Review by
MICHELLE
As always the Legends of Faith series does not disappoint! This series remains one of my top choices for faith-based history resources. Diving into the lives of well-known missionaries the trials and victories are presented through easy to understand narrative and excellent pictures making the historical figure become a real person in front of the child's eyes. I really love that "big" words are explained in vocabulary boxes throughout to help the younger ones not only understand the text better but also expand their vocabulary.
5
Lovely!
Review by
Marlé
I throughly enjoyed the book and am really excited to share it with my kids! It will go well with the History of God's Church we will be doing next. It's very reader friendly, giving a brief overview of each Missionary's life and background. I enjoyed the Timeline at the back of the book that brought things together. Lovely addition to your library and Bible study.
5
Great inspiration
Review by
Samantha
It has always fascinated me to learn about the people who spread the Gospel far and wide. This books gives such beautiful details about the lives of those who have done it. It’s a great inspiration and encouragement to read all the different stories and the variety of lives lived. It is incredible to learn about the people God has chosen and that have headed His call to be missionaries.
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