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2016.
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English
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"The untold and inspiring story of Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire, from his Olympic medal to his missionary work in China to his last, brave years in a Japanese work camp during WWII, "--Amazon.com.
Eric Liddell ran-- and lived-- for the glory of his God. An Olympic gold medalist, he would not run on Sunday because of his strict observance of the Christian sabbath, and did not compete in his signature event, the 100 meters, at the 1924 Paris...
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2007.
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English
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Raising daughters wasn't easy for a single dad, especially when one was a troubled teen with questionable friends. So Grady Reynolds moved his family to small-town Pinecrest, Washington, hoping for a fresh start. Instead he found a reminder of the past: Maria Sanchez, his late wife's friend. Maria's life was busy with her job and mission trips, but helping Grady regain his lost faith should have been easy. After all, they were neighbors and coworkers....
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Willamette brides volume 3
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Accompanied by her best friend, Thomas Lowell, Constance Browning returns from studying in the East to catalog the native peoples of Oregon--and to prove that her missionary parents aren't involved in a secret conspiracy to goad the oppressed tribes to war. As tensions rise amid shocking revelations, Constance may also have a revelation of the heart."
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The drama of a U.S. missionary family in Africa during a war of decolonization. At its center is Nathan Price, a self-righteous Baptist minister who establishes a mission in a village in 1959 Belgian Congo. The resulting clash of cultures is seen through the eyes of his wife and his four daughters.
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[2003]
Language
English
Description
When 19-year-old John Groberg is sent on a three-year mission to Tonga, he has no idea what he's getting into. Just getting to Tonga is fraught with danger and unbelievable obstacles. Once there, he finds himself in the midst of a culture as remote to him as the island is to his Idaho Falls home. Not understanding the language, and lonely for his fiancee Jean, John faces suspicion, distrust, typhoons, tidal waves, mosquitoes, and other perils of man...
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Lumber Baron's Daughters volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After learning their stepfather's plans marry off Laura Stiles and her sisters, they disappear to find matches and claim their father's lumber dynasty. On their expedition they volunteer on a settlement, and Laura sees potential in the local minister. But when secrets buried in his past and the land surface, it will take all they have to keep trouble at bay"-- Provided by publisher.
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[2000]
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English
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This film traces the Maryknoll history from its 1911 foundation as the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America to current activities throughout the world. Since the first mission to China in 1918, the religious organization has sent priests, brothers, sisters, and lay people abroad for evangelism, community service, and humanitarian work. Civil war, revolution, and social unrest have proven challenging for missioners in the field. Some have paid...
17) Silence
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English
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Two Catholic missionaries face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan looking for their missing mentor, at a time when Catholicism was outlawed. When they are captured and imprisoned, both men are plunged into an odyssey that will test their faith, challenge their sanity and, perhaps, risk their very lives in this "passionate, harrowing, beautiful" masterpiece.
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2017.
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English
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Las hermanas en Azul dicen la historia de dos jóvenes un español, un Puebloan reunión a través de espacio y tiempo. Sor María de Ágreda, la Señora famosa del Nuevo México en Azul, como se dice, ha viajado a Nuevo México en el decimoséptimo siglo. Aquí Anna M. Nogar y Enrique R. Lamadrid le traen a la vida, imaginándose un encuentro entre una mujer Pueblo y Sor María durante los viajes místicos espirituales de la monja.
Sisters in Blue...
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2023.
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English
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Traveling abroad with missionaries whose plan to “save” deaf children threatens the Wampanoag and other Native peoples’ freedom and safety, young teacher Mary Lambert must decide if her own goals are worth the price of betraying her friends and her own values.
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