Mission Education

Reading Program 2003

CRY OF THE EARTH, CRY OF THE POOR (Bonus book)
Orbis Books, 1997 242 pages
Leonardo Boff #3307/$17.00

Focusing on the endangered Amazon of his native Brazil, author Leonardo Boff traces the economic and spiritual ties that bind the fate of the rain forests with the fate of the Indians and the poor. This book links the challenges of ecology with the challenges of faith, calling humans to bring faith and Creation together.

DANCING IN WINTER:REFLECTIONS OF A MISSIONARY TO THE UNITED STATES
Presbyterian Church U.S.A., 2000 60 pages
Anna May Say Pa #3311/$5.00

Author Anna May Say Pa, a Burmese missionary to the United States, shares stories of Burmese women’s struggle for identity. The book opens windows on the spirit moving in these women, and speaks to Western Christians’ need to experience the Holy Spirit.

THE END OF THE PEACE PROCESS: OSLO AND AFTER
Random House, 2000 389 pages
Edward W. Said #3316/$14.00

This book about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict documents what has occurred in the Occupied Territories since the Oslo accords in 1993 and addresses the failed Camp David Summit. Author Edward W. Said promotes an alternative: the peaceful coexistence of Arabs and Jews who enjoy equal rights and shared citizenship.

FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER: A DAUGHTER OF CAMBODIA REMEMBERS HarperCollins, 2000 240 pages
Loung Ung #3319/$13.00

A young girl’s account of her family’s everyday life before, during and after the Pol Pot era in Cambodia illustrates how though she was trained as a child soldier, she was able to create a new life. Readers learn the importance of family and community and the senselessness of war. The book includes some graphic war details.

FIVE LOAVES AND TWO BOWLS OF BORSCHT:DISCOVERING GOD’S POWER IN UKRAINE (Easy reading)
Winepress Publishing, 2000 215 pages
Janice Lemke #3320/$12.95

When Cory and Janice Lemke moved to the Ukraine with their two small daughters hoping to help local Christians plant churches, they faced more obstacles than expected. With humor, Ms. Lemke reveals how they endured and eventually witnessed God’s power.

FROM THE GLITTERING WORLD: A NAVAJO STORY
University of Oklahoma Press, 1997 257 pages
Irvin Morris #3326/$17.95

Writer Irvin Morris weaves stories and legends for a personal look into the world of the traditional and the contemporary Navajo Nation.

MUTUALITY IN MISSION (Study & discussion)
General Board of Global Ministries, 2001 98 pages
Glory Dharmaraj & Jacob Dharmaraj #2955/$10.00

This book calls the church and individual Christians to unity and to an expanded understanding of God’s mission today. It offers a new mission model based on mutuality and commitment to positive partnerships. Each chapter includes Scripture and discussion questions.

NEVER AGAIN A WORLD WITHOUT US: VOICES OF MAYAN WOMEN IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO (Study & discussion)
EPICA, 2001 249 pages
Teresa Ortiz #3351/$14.95

Travel through Mexico from the highlands to the rain forest to listen to indigenous women express their determination to improve life for their children and themselves. This book explores the challenges they face in the struggle for their rights. A resource for the 2002-2004 mission study on Mexico.

NONVIOLENT SOLDIER OF ISLAM: BADSHAH KHAN, A MAN TO MATCH HIS MOUNTAINS
Nilgiri Press, 1999 274 pages
Eknath Easwaran #3352/$16.95

This biography of freedom fighter Abdul Ghaffar Badshah Khan, a Muslim and ally of Mahatma Gandhi, relates his almost 80-year struggle for the rights of his people without wielding a weapon. His life covers timely issues including tensions between India and Pakistan, the Middle East, Islam, and peaceful versus violent efforts to settle differences.

SISTER ANNA EKLUND: A METHODIST SAINT IN RUSSIA
General Board of Global Ministries, 2001 142 pages
S T Kimbrough Jr. #2988/$7.95

The author recounts Sister Anna Ecklund’s response to the calling as a missionary in Russia in the early 1900s.

A STOCKBRIDGE HOMECOMING:THE TRUE STORY OF A FAMILY’S JOURNEY
Bright Sky Press, 2001 116 pages
Penelope S. Duffy Hardcover/#3365/$11.95

This gripping narrative of separation, journey and reunion is the story of a missionary family living in China that plays out against the upheaval of the Communist Revolution and the streets of New England. It shares the triumph of family, community and faith that crosses all boundaries.

TEACHING MISSION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
(Difficult reading, study & discussion) (Bonus book)
Geneva Press, 2001 151 pages
Patricia Lloyd-Sidle & Bonnie Sue Lewis, editors #3369/$16.95

Mission workers provide challenging perspectives on recent understandings of mission that give insight about sharing the Gospel in a religiously and culturally complex world. This book is a resource for the 2003-2004 mission study on "Creating Interfaith Community." It counts as two books in the mission-education category.

WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING OUT! MOBILIZING THE CHURCH FOR MISSION
Geneva Press, 2001 158 pages
Art Beals #3381/$15.95

With emphasis on empowering the laity, this book gives creative, practical suggestions that lead to mobilizing a congregation for mission.