The Greatest Missionary Generation: Inspiring Stories from around the World

by Larry W. Sharp

Overview

In The Greatest Missionary Generation: Inspiring Stories from around the World, Larry Sharp establishes the characteristics, challenges, successes, and uniqueness of an incredible generation of missionaries. It is of no small significance that the missionaries of the second half of the twentieth century prepared the way for God’s people of the twenty-first century. Post-World War II purveyors of the gospel had incredible opportunities and open doors, and they used them for the glory of God.

Through the retelling of personal stories of the missionaries in New Guinea, Brazil, Mexico, and more, lesser known details of missionary activity in the 1950s and 1960s are revealed, including the courage, personal calling, sacrifice, and excellence of these brave Christians. Their incredible journeys prove that their legacy is worth celebrating and remembering. It is of utmost importance for future generations to understand and appreciate the previous generation’s struggles and triumphs. The Greatest Missionary Generation will mobilize hearts to love and serve the Lord.

Key points and features:

• An in-depth look into the lives and work of missionaries who served in the decades after World War II
• Includes photos

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683072737
Publisher:	Hendrickson Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Larry W. Sharp is a missionary executive, educator, and business as mission consultant. He has lived cross-culturally for twenty-one years and traveled extensively in his role as a business as mission consultant. He has served as a VP at Crossworld and as president of a Brazilian mission. He is founder of the consulting group, IBEC Ventures.

Sharp has degrees in Bible, education, and business with a PhD in Educational Administration from the University of Calgary. He teaches as an adjunct professor at Multnomah University in Portland, OR, and speaks in churches and at college conferences. He currently writes a weekly blog and lives in Seattle, WA, with his wife of fifty years, Vicki.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dale Losch vii

Introduction 1

1 Motivations for the Greatest Missionary Generation 6

2 Missionaries to New Guinea 11

3 Pioneers in Brazil and Mexico 32

4 Issei and Nisei Japanese in Brazil 64

5 Animism and Bible Translators in South America 77

6 Into Harm's Way 100

7 The Home Front 120

8 God's Girls 137

9 Missionary Institutions 150

10 Francophone World 171

11 Missionary Kids 187

12 Flexibility and Availability 196

13 Where Do We Go from Here? 203

Acknowledgments 209

Notes 211

Photographs 217