Adoniram Judson: Bound for Burma (Christian Heroes: Then and Now)

This is a great series that can be enjoyed by young children and adults. I used them as part of the training for a short term missions campaign. Each of the fourteen team members read a different biography in this series and then reported to the rest of the team. It was reminder that the training topics we were learning were relevant and lived out by the faithful and fruitful missionaries introduced by this series of biographies. For many of the team this was their first introduction to reading Christian biography and they loved it!Positives of this series:1) Great introductory overviews of the lives and ministries of the individuals.2) Basic reading level for an increasingly illiterate culture3) Short enough to be read quickly in a culture with an increasingly short attention span4) Available in Kindle and audio book for the technologically inclined5) Well written and holds your attention without being exaggerated and exploitative6) Chapters are short and can easily be read to children at bedtime or by adults on lunch breaksNegatives of this series:1) Due to their brevity and target audience the series does not deal with the more negative aspects of an individual's struggles with sin and the weaknesses in their personality as sinners saved by grace.2) Does not come across as hagiography (so idealizing the person that it borders on idolatry) but these introductions are not the place to get the full picture of these godly but imperfect champions for God. Instead they are great springboards to more extensive biographies that deal with the fuller picture of these heroic but very human Christ followers.

Adoniram Judson's biography is challenging and inspiring...but it's not just a nice happy story. The things he went through were extremely difficult and left us shaking our heads at times. We've been reading this series with our kids before bed, and they really enjoy them, but sometimes the younger one asks, "Why does everyone die in these stories?" So that gives you an idea of the hardships that the Judson's (and many other missionaries of that time) faced. Despite that, our kids are learning the worth of the Gospel (it's worth giving your life for!), the importance of perseverance in difficult times, and also not to take the blessings we have for granted.

This book was fantastic! It was not only inspirational, but it encouraged me to take a true look at my walk with the Lord and see areas in which I could grow and to seek Christ more as the treasure that He is. I would highly recommend this book to anybody who would like to deepen their faith by reading what others have gone through, to share their faith with others.

The life of Adoniram Judson is so wonderfully madeEven though it is very graphic and tragic it is inspiring the way he is determined - determined not to give up in the midst of hardships, even the lost of loved oneI really sall the power of God in Adoniram! very graphicI advise young children too have parental supervicion while.reading

I love these books. This is one of my favorites. I would highly recommend the entire Christian Heroes and Heroes of History series’ for anyone to read. I am a missionary and minister and these books super charge me. I always experience Gods Presence and Power when I read them. Very grateful for the ministry of these two amazing writers who have served God by writing beautiful and powerful accounts of the lives of Gods heroes. I pray they bless you as much as they have blessed me.

13 & 16 year old boys loved this book! Great for any teen/adult as this series makes the story very exciting. They didn't put it down until they were done.

This book changed my heart towards history and towards Christian missions. Reading/listening to it will be time well invested.

Dr Judson had the most amazing life. It was full of danger and adventure. Excellent book. Hard to put down.

This man is awe inspiring. Ina time where medicine was not as good as it is now, lost three wives and many children. But he never gave up doing what he believed God wanted him too. Imprisoned and under a regime of total cruelty and where humanity meant nothing, this man achieved greatness.

Excellent book

I have read tons of these books and this has to be the best one. Judson was the first ever American missionary who endured heart wrenching trial after trial to get the gospel into Burma. Enjoy your read and have a box of tissues nearby.

Adoniram Judson was an amazing man. He endured a lot for Christ, as did the other missionaries in this book. The story as told here, however, is more depressing than inspiring because it focuses mainly on negative events without discussing how his faith brought him through. Therefore, the reader is left with a terrible story of death, captivity, torture, etc, without the light of Christ to make it worthwhile. I would suggest finding another biography.