Our newest favorite books are the christian heroes biographies from ywam. these are fantastic read-alouds and i am hoping they will entice the boys to read more on their own. there are 2 versions. one series is smaller books "for young readers". (we have William Carey and Amy Carmichael). all my kids love these. then, there is the older kid series (10+ maybe?) that i've been reading aloud with the boys while the little ones nap. we're only on our 2nd one of these. our first was Hudson Taylor, a missionary to china. our current read is Brother Andrew, a missionary behind the iron curtain.
through both books, we get to read of the missionary's journey to their mission field, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. we see God moving in their lives and the people around them. we watch Him see them through opposition. these books are such a blessing to read. they picked this second one after hearing stories of various family members who smuggled Bibles.
within each book there is also the historical content that surrounds the story. with china i learned many things i'd not known (there's only so much of the entire world's history they can fit into a 1 year high school course). with our europe book i am more familiar and am able to offer further explanation to the kids. as it happens, brother andrew's ministry, open doors, has it's US office nearby, so after finishing the book, we'll have the opportunity to field trip there. look for our pics in the next week or two as we're 1/2 way through the book!
ywam also offers unit study curriculum guides so that you can even better utilize the books. i think we may get these for use our second time around.
right now we are all thoroughly enjoying the books. just thought i'd share!
Hello, I am an old friend of Scott from Junior High. We have read several of these biographies with our family and love them! Just last night we finished George Muller. These stories challenge and push us forward in our faith.
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