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On Being a Missionary
By Thomas Hale
A great book of practical advice for missionaries, from a man with hand-on experience and a great sense of humor!
“This book helped me more than any other resource when I was first starting out as a single missionary. Very insightful, straightforward, practical, and entertaining!”
If you only want to get one book about being a missionary – get this one! It addresses all the key questions that people have regarding missions and all the major issues that come up on the mission field that you need to be prepared for. It also paints a very clear picture of what you can expect things to be like when you’re on the mission field.
This book has it all:
How to know if you’ve been called to missions. The pros and cons of short-term missions trips. Common fears about going to the mission field. How to choose a mission organization. Pre-field training and preparations. Cultural differences and adjustments. Common mistakes that missionaries make. Dealing with national authorities and corruption. Support raising. What to expect from being a missionary wife. Finding the balance between life and ministry. The joys and challenges of raising children on the mission field.
Also topics on loneliness, singleness, missionary marriages, isolation, stress, culture shock, team conflict, contextualization, ministry burn-out, spiritual warfare, and so much more!
Books for Missionaries

Married in Mission

A Handbook for Couples in Cross-Cultural Service

A guide that aims to help couples engaged in overseas missions to grow as husbands, wives, and missionaries; with real-time wisdom of married couples with past international service experience.

Visit the Author’s Website

Books on House Churches and Church Planting . . .
Appropriate Technology Library for Rural Village Missions
Imagine having access to all the information needed to build a solar food dryer, start a fish farm, build a bamboo printing press, dig a well, build a fuel efficient stove or do thousands of other projects. For missionaries working in developing countries or rural village settings, this is a GREAT resource to have on hand. All the best how-to and do-it-yourself books on topics of  community development, medical care, and aid relief work.

Over 1,050 books and resources in digital format!
Including:
Where There is No Doctor
 The Village Health Worker
 Village Technology Handbook
 Alternative Agriculture
 Handbook of Tropical and Subtropical Horticulture
 Animal Traction in Africa
 How to Build a Solar Crop Dryer
 Basic Machines and How They Work
 Maintaining Motorcycles
 Evaluation of Solar Cookers
 Your Own Water Power Plant
 Slow Sand Filtration
 Refugee Enterprise
 Disaster Mitigation
 . . . and many, many more!
Also includes the Foxfire Series and the entire Better Farming Series.
Up-to-date information to help you be more informed in praying for the nations around the world.
Son of the Underground:
The Life of Isaac Liu, Son of Brother Yun, the Heavenly Man
The Heavenly Man:
The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun
Publishing Mission Books & Resources Since 1969

Looming Transitions: Starting and finishing well in cross-cultural service

by Amy Young

Looming Transitions is an excellent roadmap and manual for missionaries in transition.

Missionary Biographies and Autobiographies . . .

Communicating Christ in Animistic Contexts

by Gailyn Van Rheenen

Passport Through Darkness: A True Story of Danger and Second Chances

by Kimberly L. Smith

An eye-opening looking at human trafficking.

Also available in Chinese

Redefining Home: Squatty Potties, Split Pants, and Other Things that Divide My World

by Carrie Anne Hudson


In her clear, witty, compelling way, Carrie Anne Hudson delivers a rare fun look at what it truly means to live life overseas.

Jesus’ Stories for Us in Africa
The parables of Jesus retold for the African context. Also includes study guide questions to encourage group discussions.
A great resources for those working in the oral, story-telling cultures of Africa.

Purchase the Kindle book on Amazon (English only!)

Published copies available in French and English.

Email theunreached@gmail.com for information.

Missionary women have high expectations when they respond to God’s call; of themselves, their mission agencies, host cultures, churches, co-workers, and even of God. These expectations are often times impossible to fulfill and can lead to mental and physical exhaustion.

In Expectations and Burnout: Women Surviving the Great Commission, Sue provides research and surveys from the field while Robynn lends her own personal experiences to demonstrate how burnout can happen and how God can bring life from ashes.

Expectations and Burnout

Women Surviving the Great Commission

A collection of inspiring true stories that delve into the lives of ordinary men and women whose unwavering trust in God has led them to achieve extraordinary feats for His kingdom and glory.




A Series by YWAM Publishing

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Preaching To Change Lives
 Teaching Like Jesus
Making It In Missions
Thoughts on Missions for Missionaries and Committees
Before You Go
Discipleship
 of the Heart
More Books By
 Joe Holman

Christian Heroes: Then & Now

by Janet and Geoff Benge

Have We No Rights?

By Mabel Williamson

This book shows how much of the time we deal with culture shock because we are fighting for our rights. In a world that teaches us to cling to our rights -- our right to comfort, control, health, and personal security -- what happens when we let them go?

The Ugly American

By William Lederer

& Eugene Burdick

This book contains lots of short stories about people who had to adapt to a new culture. Some did it well, and some did not. This book lets you glean from the experience of others, with so much you can learn about cultural adaptation.

Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility

By Duane Elmer

The last thing we want to do in cross-cultural ministry is to offend people in other cultures. Unfortunately, all too often our actions communicate superiority, paternalism, imperialism, and arrogance. Even our best intentions became unintentional insults. This book helps us to overcome this struggle.

Mentoring for Mission: A Handbook on Leadership Exemplified by Jesus Christ

By Günter Krallmann

With Jesus as our mentor and role model and an emphasis on personal character, Dr. Krallmann walks the reader through the training Jesus did with His disciples. The author demonstrates how the leadership skills Jesus developed in His disciples can be used in current day ministry.

God's Adventurer

By Phyllis Thompson

From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya

A Biographical History of Christian Missions

By Ruth Tucker



This book gives an overview look at the history of missions, from Jesus until today. It gives real life examples of missionaries throughout history, and through their stories we get to see these men and women as fallible and human in their failures as well as their successes.

Stories of a Scrappy Missionary Kid

by Emmy Grace

Emmy Grace grew up as a third culture kid in Romania, became a travel nurse, and now continues to explore the world beyond her borders. She shares the humorous and heartwarming stories of faith, family, and friendships formed along the way. Emmy Grace retells her journey of growing from a shy child to a confident adult making friends, learning lots, and bringing hope to others on her many adventures and misadventures.