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There are many great Christian biographies out there, but my favorite source is YWAM Publishing. There have quite a variety of past and current biographical works both in missions and historically that are unsurpassed to my knowledge. Here's their website link for those who are interested: http://www.ywampublishing.com

Craig ~ You are so correct William Carey is just one many Christian Missionaries that has influenced Christendom with profound impact !

William Carey (missionary)
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William Carey
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Missionary to India
Born 17 August 1761
Paulerspury, England, United Kingdom
Died 9 June 1834 (aged 72)
Serampore, Bengal Presidency, British India
William Carey (17 August 1761 – 9 June 1834) was a British Christian missionary, Particular Baptist minister, translator, social reformer and cultural anthropologist who founded the Serampore College and the Serampore University, the first degree-awarding university in India.[1]

He went to Kolkata, West Bengal, India in 1793, but was forced to leave the British Indian territory by non-Baptist Christian missionaries.[2] He joined the Baptist missionaries in the Danish colony of Frederiksnagar in Serampore. One of his first contributions was to start schools for impoverished children where they were taught reading, writing, accounting and Christianity.[3] He opened the first theological university in Serampore offering divinity degrees,[4][5] and campaigned to end the practice of sati.[6]

Carey is known as the "father of modern missions."[7] His essay, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens, led to the founding of the Baptist Missionary Society.[2][8] The Asiatic Society commended Carey for “his eminent services in opening the stores of Indian literature to the knowledge of Europe and for his extensive acquaintance with the science, the natural history and botany of this country and his useful contributions, in every branch.”[9]

He translated the Hindu classic, the Ramayana, into English,[10] and the Bible into Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, Marathi, Hindi and Sanskrit.[2] William Carey has been called a reformer and illustrious Christian missionary.[11][12][13]

My father's written a few, which I've enjoyed reading, particularly his books on William Booth. I've also enjoyed all the classics like The Cross and the Switchblade, Run Baby Run, The Hiding Place, etc.

The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler by John Hendrix is a unique, graphic version of a part of Bonhoeffer's life when he acted as a spy against Hitler and the Nazis. This was written for young adults, but adults will enjoy it as well.
I read The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom many decades ago, but it remains one of my favorite biographies.

Another Bonhoeffer biography, and one covering his entire life, that deserves mention here is the recent one by Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. It was our group's common read for 2018: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... .