Download or read book Lottie Moon written by Regina D. Sullivan and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legendary Southern Baptist missionary Charlotte "Lottie" Moon played a pivotal role in revolutionizing southern civil society. Her involvement in the establishment of the Women's Missionary Union provided white Baptist women with an alternate means of gaining and asserting power within the denomination's organizational structure and changed it forever. In Lottie Moon: A Southern Baptist Missionary to China in History and Legend Regina Sullivan provides the first comprehensive portrait of "Lottie," who not only empowered women but also inspired the formation of one of the most influential religious organizations in the United States. Despite being the daughter of slaveholders in antebellum Virginia, Moon never lived the life of a typical southern belle. Highly educated and influenced by models of independent womanhood, including an older sister who was a woman's rights advocate, an open opponent of slavery, and the first Virginian female to earn a medical degree, Moon followed her sister's lead and utilized her extensive education to successfully combine the language of woman's rights with the egalitarian impulse of evangelical Protestantism. In 1873 Moon found her true calling, however, in missionary work in China. During her tenure there she recommended that the week before Christmas be designated as a time of giving to foreign missions. In response to her vision, thousands of Southern Baptist women organized local missionary societies to collect funds, and in 1888, the Woman's Missionary Union was founded as the Southern Baptist Convention's female auxiliary for missionary work. Sullivan credits Moon's role in the establishment of the Woman's Missionary Union as having a significant impact on the erosion of patriarchal power and women's new engagement with the public sphere. Since her initial plea in 1888, the Missionary Union's annual "Lottie Moon Christmas Offering" has raised over a billion dollars to support missionary work. Lottie Moon captures the influence and culminating effect of one woman's personal, spiritual, and civic calling.
Download or read book Lottie Moon Giving Her All for China written by Janet Benge and published by YWAM Publishing. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After becoming the most educated woman in the American South, Lottie Moon (1840-1912) spent thirty-nine years in China. As she watched her fellow missionaries fall to disease and exhaustion, she became just as dedicated to educating Christians about the often preventable tragedies of missionary life as she was to educating Chinese people about the Christian life. Today, an annual missionary offering taken in her name continues to enable countless others to give their all for the gospel.
Download or read book Send the Light written by Lottie Moon and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When the author's father died, Marc Jolley decided that he needed to write something for his sons about what was important in his life. The result, while not a full autobiography, deals with three things in his life that have shaped it more than others; it is about what he loves: baseball, God, and family, but not necessarily in that order all of the time. This memoir, then, is about what the author "knows" and to that extent, each sentence is true in the best tradition of Hemingway. Safe at Home is both a phrase used in baseball and an expression that captures the importance of family." "This story is about how faith, family, and baseball have intersected in his life, an intersection that occurs at home. Critical moments of Jolley's life have seen God, baseball, and family impact at very important times in his life. Whether losing game after game in little league, watching the World Series with his father, or quitting the high school team, the presence of family and his faith shape how he overcomes disappointment or celebrates the sheer joy of playing. Collecting baseball cards in 1968 provides him with a lesson in race and his mother's faith that opens his eyes to a world he never knew."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Lottie Moon A Generous Offering written by Renee Meloche and published by YWAM Publishing. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born into a privileged southern American family, Lottie Moon became a missionary to the poorest cities in China, risking her life for others.
Download or read book The New Lottie Moon Story written by Catherine B. Allen and published by Womans Missionary Union. This book was released on 1997 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Her Own Way written by Helen Albee Monsell and published by . This book was released on 1958-01-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Southern Baptist Missionary LOTTIE MOON Confederate Spy written by Edward DeVries and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to one of the great Southern Baptist Missionaries, Lottie Moon. If you are a Southern Baptist you are accustomed to the annual Christmastime tradition of taking up the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for Foreign Missions. The Lottie Moon offering is specifically important to Southern Baptists because 55% percent of all of the money that is raised by the denomination every year comes from this one offering. And while most Southern Baptists know that Lottie Moon was a missionary to China, few know, because their denominational leaders no longer wish to tell the story, that before becoming a missionary, Lottie was a spy for the Confederacy during the War Between the States. Another inconvenient truth is that the Moons were one of Virginia's most prominent slave-owning families. After the War, Lottie would choose to go to China as a missionary because it was preferable to her than living under the cruelty of Yankee occupation. Unable to live in a free Southern nation, she chose instead to live as a "free" Southern woman in the harsh land of China rather than as a slave in her beloved but Yankee occupied Southland that had been overrun by carpetbaggers and re-constructionists. And thus she gave her life, inspiring millions. Also noteworthy is the fact that unlike the many Southern Baptist leaders insistent upon apologizing for Lottie and others of her generation, Lottie herself never once apologized for having been a Southerner. Never once did she apologize for the fact that her family owned a plantation, or slaves. Nor did she ever apologize for her dangerous service to the Confederate nation of which she still considered herself a citizen even at life's end. The author is NOT writing this book to impugn the testimony of Lottie Moon. She has been, and she remains, one of his heroes of the faith. Rather, the author rightly points out that while slavery was horrible, equally horrible is to judge Lottie Moon, John Broadus, or other faithful Christians of the antebellum period by the standards and morality of a future time in which they did not live. May you be inspired as you read the testimony of one of God's most special and unique servants.
Download or read book Listen to the Moon written by Michael Morpurgo and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: May, 1915. Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies-- injured, thirsty, lost-- and with absolutely no memory of who she is, or how she came to be there. She can say only one word: Lucy. Is she a mermaid, the victim of a German U-boat, or even, as some islanders suggest, a German spy? Only one thing is for sure: she loves music and moonlight, and it is when she listens to the gramophone that the glimmers of the girl she once was begin to appear.--
Download or read book Moon Bear written by Gill Lewis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both torn from their homes in Laos, a boy and a moon bear cub form a deep bond in this “moving and memorable” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) tale of impossible odds and resilient hope, based on true and tragic conditions in Eastern Asia. Twelve-year-old Tam, on a dare, ventures into a moon bear den in the mountains of Northern Laos. His goal is to steal the cub and sell it, making a fortune for his family. But the mother bear’s unexpected return upends Tam’s plan, and he barely escapes with his life. Then his life implodes anyway: his entire mountain village is forced to relocate to make room for a new highway. Lured by the promise of electricity, running water, and a television, Tam’s people move to an overcrowded village, where Tam’s father is killed by a stray landmine. Now the family breadwinner, Tam is forced to work hundreds of miles away in the city of Laos, at a moon bear farm where bile from bear gall bladders is used for medicine. It is a cruel, miserable place, and when a familiar face—the very cub he’d seen in the den in Vietnam—is sold to the bear farm, Tam knows he must save this moon bear, no matter what it takes. Deeply and powerfully moving, Moon Bear is an unforgettable story of compassion, hope, and bravery against overwhelming odds, and brings to light the real-life, heartwrenching plight of Asia’s endangered moon bears.
Download or read book Lottie Moon written by Amy Whitfield and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cookie Lady who never looked back. When she was a girl, no one expected young and mischievous Charlotte Digges Moon to ever move across the world to be one of the first female missionaries. But Lottie Moon was not just any girl. This biographical picture book tells the story of how Lottie left behind all she knew and dedicated her life to taking the gospel to China. There she spent decades serving and teaching, offering her new friends home-baked cookies and telling them about Jesus. She wrote hundreds of letters to raise money for her work, and her tireless determination left a legacy on both sides of the world. Narrated by a friendly panda, this book offers a unique view at what living for God can look like, wherever you are. Readers will be inspired by Lottie’s bravery and reminded how faith can drive the best of dreams. Lottie Moon: The Girl Who Reached the World is the third book in the Here I Am! biography series for kids ages 4-8 which highlights fascinating and faithful Christians in history. Also available: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Teacher Who Became a Spy and C.S. Lewis: The Writer Who Found Joy.
Download or read book Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions written by Gerald H. Anderson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book also features cross-references throughout, a bibliography accompanying each entry, an elaborate appendix listing biographies according to particular categories of interest, and a comprehensive index."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Lottie Luna and the Bloom Garden Lottie Luna Book 1 written by Vivian French and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brand new young fiction series by much-loved children’s author, Vivian French and illustrated by Nathan Reed. Meet werewolf extraordinaire... Lottie Luna. Beautiful black and white illustrations throughout.
Download or read book Not Forgotten written by David Brady and published by Affinity Books. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not Forgotten: Inspiring Missionary Pioneers remembers eighteen women and men, who lived to fulfill Christ's mandate: "Go and make disciples of all nations." Their breathtaking stories span two centuries and cross multiple continents. In order to share the Gospel, these missionaries faced perilous voyages, brutal wars, typhoons, and deadly plagues. You will meet a wandering Jew in Brazil, a tiny woman fighting human trafficking in China, teachers, doctors, a founding father, a soldier, and even a ventriloquist. Their lives will motivate you to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ more faithfully and to live for Him more fully as you see their bold faith in action: Gripping efforts to get the Gospel to the ends of the earth Stirring compassion for the lost and the destitute Perseverance in the face of unimaginable suffering Ordinary men and women empowered by our extraordinary God! God is calling people everywhere to be reconciled to Him through His Son Jesus Christ who died for sinners. These inspiring missionary pioneers dedicated their lives to proclaiming this Good News. Will you join them? Dr. David J. Brady has been a pastor for almost thirty years. He was born in Guyana to Southern Baptist missionaries, Otis and Martha Brady, and was raised in Belize. David and his wife Jennifer live on Shadowlands Farm in North Carolina with their animals. His first book The Gospel for Pet Lovers is a wonderful evangelistic resource. David has been active in supporting cross-cultural missions throughout his ministry. This book combines his love for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and his interest in the history of missions.
Download or read book Molly Moon Stops the World written by Georgia Byng and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molly Moon is back—and this time she's hypnotizing her way to the Academy Awards in Los Angeles! Along with Rocky and Petula the pug, Molly is tracking the sinister activities of American billionaire Primo Cell, who wants to become president and take over the world. He has all the Hollywood celebrities in his power, but Molly Moon has an amazing power of her own, which even she doesn't know about....
Download or read book Zulu Moon written by Gwen Westwood and published by Harlequin Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zulu Moon by Gwen Westwood released on May 25, 1981 is available now for purchase.
Download or read book Rebekah Ann Naylor M D written by Camille Lee Hornbeck and published by . This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary story of Rebekah Ann Naylor, M.D., is an almost palpable personification of what God's call can yield in the life of one committed individual. Hornbeck captures this human hero of the faith who, for more than 30 years, thoroughly gives herself to the people of India. (Christian)
Download or read book Ten Girls who Made History written by Irene Howat and published by Christian Focus. This book was released on 2003 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten stories of history-making women Florence Nightingale Elizabeth Elliot
