Books I’ve Read on the World Race:
Follow Me // David Platt // Ukraine.Poland
Hearing God // David Williams // Poland.Romania
Let the Nations Be Glad // John Piper // USA.Romania
When Helping Hurts // Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett // Romania.Bulgaria
Fire on the Altar Those Who Carries The Flame Vol 3: Women on Fire // Frank “JJ” DI Pietro // Bulgaria
The Heart of Prayer: What Jesus Taught Us // Jerram Barrs // Bulgaria
The Hobbit // J.R.R. Tolkien // Bulgaria
Christian Hero’s: Then & Now George Müller The Guardian of Bristol’s Orphans // Janet & Geoff Benge // Bulgaria
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings Part 1 // J.R.R. Tolkien // Bulgaria
The Graveyard Book // Neil Gaiman // Vienam
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers // Loung Ung // Vietnam
Blue Like Jazz // Don Miller // Vietnam
Abba’s Child // Brennan Manning // Cambodia
Love Does // Bob Goff // Cambodia
Keep Your Love On // Danny Silk // Cambodia.Thailand
The Missing Golden Ticket and other Splendiferous Secrets // Ronald Dahl // Thailand
Everybody Always // Bob Goff // Thailand
One Thousand Gifts // Ann Voskamp // Thailand
The Alchemist // Paulo Coelho // Thailand.Myanmar
The Two Towers: The Lord of the Rings Part 2 // J.R.R. Tolkien // Myanmar
Jesus Storybook Bible // Sally Lloyd Jones // Myanmar ?A Grief Observed // C.S. Lewis // Myanmar.Thailand
The Great Divorce // C.S. Lewis // Thailand.China
The Screwtape Tape Proposes a Toast // C.S. Lewis // China
The Spy // Paulo Coelho // Pacific Ocean
The Return of the King: The Lord of the Rings Part 3 // J.R.R. Tolkien // Colombia
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity // Nabeel Qureshi // Ecuador
The Case for Christ // Lee Strobel // Ecuador
Fangirl // Rainbow Rowell // Ecuador
Through Gates of Splendor // Elisabeth Elliot // Ecuador
Church Elders: How to Shepherd God’s people like Jesus // Jeramie Rirve // Ecuador
Forgotten God // Francis Chan // Ecuador.Peru
The Broken Way // Ann Voskamp // Peru
A Man Called Ove // Fredrick Backman // Peru
A Lineage of Grace // Francine Rivers // Peru
Letters to the Church // Francis Chan // Peru
36 books. 11 months.
Top 5 Book Recommendations:
Fiction
The Hobbit
A Man Called Ove
The Graveyard Book
The Alchemist
Fangirl
Non-Fiction
Let the Nations Be Glad
One Thousand Gifts
Letters to the Church
Everybody Always
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
Tips & Tricks for Reading on the World Race:
- If you can read in cars, reading on public transit on long commutes to ministry in the AM will be such a blessing. ?n cultures where the concept of being on time is dramatically different, have a spare book (or two for a teammate or as a back up) come in handy to bid the 5-45 minute wait until the other person shows up
- If you bring books on the Race, only bring ones you’re willing to give away or drop or never see again.
- Books pack well as the last item in clothing packing cubes.
- It can be fun to have every reader to write their name, the country they read the book in and the date
- Ask to borrow books from hosts and kind people your encounter.
If you’re reading a popular series and can’t afford the next book (cough cough LOTR) and can easily find the book in libraries and book shops: keep track of what chapter/paragraph you’re on and read a little every time you find the book.
- Read books relevant to the culture you’re in or the culture you’re heading to (Like: First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers // Loung Ung // Vietnam or Through Gates of Splendor // Elisabeth Elliot // Ecuador)
The Race is a sweet time to get to read a lot but watch yourself. Why are you reading? What could you be doing other than reading? Count the cost, not just the weight of a book or its price but the time that reading takes from doing other things.
Love you all and stoked to get to use a library card again,
Caitlyn Louise
