Adoniram Judson: Danger on the Streets of Gold

Trailblazers

by Irene Howat

Even when Adoniram abandoned his belief in God and travelled far from him loving family, God had plans to bring him home and then send him to the other side of the world – to Burma. He was to become America’s first overseas missionary – a story brimming full of romance, intrigue and some dangerous pirates.



 



The Trailblazer’s series collects great stories from Christians of the past and delivers them to the young people of today.  This gripping and astonishing story from Irene Howat will challenge young readers to trust God as Adoniram Judson did.



 



A well–known and long–standing





Over 50 titles

Great for ages 9 to 14

Published in 14 languages

Half a million books sold

Also available in box sets when one book is not enough! 7 themed box sets, each with 5 books



Each biography follows the trailblazer’s journey to faith, and on to the work that God had planned for them. With lots of dialogue, these engaging stories show how God uses normal individuals to bring about his purpose.



 



Each book





Thinking Further Topics for each chapter to help readers think about how what they’ve read applies to their life today

Timeline of important events in the lifetime of each book’s subject



 

Genres: Biography

160 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1969

About the author

Irene Howat is an award-winning author who has many titles, for adults and children, to her name. She is married to a retired minister and they have a grown up family. She is also a talented artist and now stays in Ayrshire, Scotland. She especially enjoys letters from children and replies to all of them!

Reviews

[Emma Grace Blumer · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good overview of their lives and ministry, yet it lacked details and we would have appreciated more testimonies about how their work affected people then and now.

[JoAnn · Rating 3 out of 5]

ooh! my first missionary book! well-written. i liked it a lot.

[Jt]

good read

[Falon Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adoniram lived such a remarkable life. From his conversion story to his mission work he is interesting to read about. I personally have studied the lives of his wives as well and they are equally remarkable. I love the devotion of his wife Anne and all the work they accomplished overseas and I especially loved that this book focused on much of their time together. My son enjoyed this story as well so that is a win.

[C.G.Koens · Rating 3 out of 5]

I waffled between 2 and 3 stars for this, mostly because they had to make a lot of assumptions about conversations that took place between Adoniram and his wives. I'd rather just have the story of their lives without making assumptions, so...2.5 stars.

[Kim English]

It is a good summary, but very sporadic, jumps months and years at a time

[Gloria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. He lost a lot of loved ones.