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by Roberts Liardon (Author), Reinhard Bonnke (Foreword by)
They Served God to the Ends of the EarthIn his fifth God's Generals volume, Roberts Liardon chronicles some of the great evangelists who risked their lives to take the gospel message to strange and unknown cultures around the world, including...
- Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf--the Austrian nobleman whose passion for Christ ushered in the Moravian revival of the 1700s.
- David Brainerd--the young American colonist who sacrificially reached out to Native Americans.
- William Carey--the British shoemaker and Bible translator whose passion to reach India birthed a missionary revolution.
- David Livingstone--the explorer who crossed the "unknown continent" and opened the heart of Africa to the gospel.
- Adoniram Judson--the "Father of American Missions," who endured tragedy to reach the people of Burma.
- Hudson Taylor--the first missionary to use the phrase "Great Commission," who pioneered the China Inland Mission, transforming millions of lives along the way.
- Hiram Bingham--the first Protestant missionary, who spent twenty years serving Christ in what is now Hawaii.
- Amy Carmichael--the selfless Irish missionary who dedicated her life to the forsaken children of India.
- Jonathan Goforth--the passionate Canadian revivalist who brought salvation and healing to hundreds of thousands of Chinese people.
Author Biography
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Roberts Liardon is a leading Protestant church historian. He founded Roberts Liardon Ministries, along with Embassy Christian Center, Embassy Ministerial Association, Spirit Life Bible College, and Operation 500. He also founded the Reformers and Revivalists Historical Museum.
At seventeen, Liardon published his first book, I Saw Heaven, which sold over 1.5 million copies and catapulted him into the public eye. To date, Liardon's books, including the God's Generals series, have sold over 15 million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than sixty languages. Liardon's DVD series God's Generals became one of the bestselling Christian DVD series in history.
Having ministered in over 125 countries to members of the public and to world leaders, Liardon is also recognized internationally. In addition to being an author and a church historian, he is a public speaker, a spiritual leader, and a humanitarian. Liardon continues to manage and expand his international headquarters in Sarasota, Florida, and his office in London, England.
