So, I should have posted these at the beginning of my race, but as I know many are currently launching or getting ready to-here is an awesome list of books that have really impacted my walk with the Lord. I studied Intercultural Studies in College (which is basically anthropology and missions) so some of these are books I read as curriculum and some are just great books I’ve found. Either way they are really useful as well as easy to read and interesting…so please, anyone going on the race, thinking about going on the race, or any supporters of missions- you should read any and/or all of these books 🙂

7 Guides to Effective Prayer by Colin Whittaker

http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Guides-Effective-Prayer-Whittaker/dp/1556610114/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410093206&sr=1-1&keywords=7+guides+to+effective+prayer

 

Operation World by Jason Mandryk

http://www.amazon.com/Operation-World-Definitive-Prayer-Nation/dp/0830857249/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410093459&sr=1-1&keywords=operation+world+2014

 

World Religions by Warren Matthews

http://www.amazon.com/World-Religions-Warren-Matthews/dp/1111834725/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410093583&sr=1-4&keywords=world+religions

 

Cross Cultural Conflict by Duane Elmer

http://www.amazon.com/Cross-Cultural-Conflict-Building-Relationships-Effective/dp/0830816577/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410093743&sr=1-1&keywords=crosscultural+conflict

 

Daws: the Story of Dawson Trotman by Betty Skinner

http://www.amazon.com/Daws-Dawson-Trotman-Founder-Navigators/dp/0310328012/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410093834&sr=1-2&keywords=Daws

 

Send the Light: Lottie Moon by Keith Harper

http://www.amazon.com/SEND-LIGHT-LOTTIE-MOON-Baptists/dp/086554820X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410093957&sr=1-6&keywords=lottie+moon

 

Bruchko by Bruce Olson

http://www.amazon.com/Bruchko-Astonishing-19-Year-Old-Adventures-Christianizing/dp/159185993X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410094136&sr=1-2&keywords=missionary+biographies

 

The Book of Missionary Heroes by Basil Mathews

http://www.amazon.com/Book-Missionary-Heroes-Basil-Mathews-ebook/dp/B004TQLBRC/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410094136&sr=1-8&keywords=missionary+biographies

 

On Being a Missionary by Thomas Hale

http://www.amazon.com/Being-Missionary-Thomas-Hale/dp/0878082557/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410094560&sr=1-1&keywords=on+being+a+missionary

Maximum Impact Short-Term Mission: The God-Commanded Repetitive Deployment of Swift, Temporary Non-Professional Missionaries by Roger Peterson

http://www.amazon.com/Maximum-Impact-Short-Term-Mission-Non-Professional/dp/0971125813/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410094642&sr=1-9&keywords=short-term+missions

 

The Call to Missions, Living the Book of Acts, Testimonies of missionaries from around the world by Brad Guice

http://www.amazon.com/Missions-Living-Testimonies-missionaries-around/dp/1581693796/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-2&keywords=call+to+missions