We recently asked for advice from FB friends(https://www.facebook.com/project61). The question was, “What books or resources do you recommend for people to read prior to traveling oversees to do missions work?” Below are some of the responses. One or more of the Project 61 team have read each and gained some great insight from the book.
There is not a definitive list as I am sure there are many more books out here that are great resources. Let us know what you think and give other recommendations in comments.
Choose one to start or read them all!
-Shawn
Shawn@p61.org
BTW – Each image connects to the books Amazon.com page.
When Helping Hurts
The Hospital by the River
Live-Dead.org
The Hole in the Gospel
Crazy Love
Kisses from Katie
Hope Lives
There is No Me Without You
I recommend both It’s Not Okay With Me (http://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-Okay-Janine-Maxwell/dp/1579218857) and Is It Okay With You? (http://www.amazon.com/Okay-You-Janine-Maxwell/dp/1606150375/ref=pd_sim_b_1) by Janine Maxwell, 28: Stories of AIDS in Africa (http://www.amazon.com/Okay-You-Janine-Maxwell/dp/1606150375/ref=pd_sim_b_1) by Stephanie Nolen, and Let the Nations Be Glad (http://www.amazon.com/Let-Nations-Be-Glad-Supremacy/dp/0801036410/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326166688&sr=1-1) by John Piper, among others. The Lord has given me a great passion for reading in the last 18 months which was ultimately a part of his call of me and my wife to the mission field to proclaim the gospel.