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Books for Young Readers | OMF
Prayer Point
More Mobilizers and advocates are needed to tell the story of East Asia across Canada, especially in the west and in Ontario
Catherine Mackenzie
A new fast-moving Hudson Taylor biography for pre-teens tells of the adventures Hudson and his sisters enjoyed as children which prepared him for the dangers he faced in China. As an adult, Hudson was able to take great risks, but proved God's faithfulness.
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Phyllis Thompson
Hudson Taylor was a teenager when God told him to go to China. Though he was broke and ill, he hung on to that goal and to the God who was sending him. Would God be enough? Danger and adventure abound in this true story of a man who dared to risk and trust.
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Gods Must be Angry
S. Miller & I. Murray
Bradit loved to play at being Band Major. But then disaster struck - his stick knocked the head off of the Happy Idol! Father was furious, mother was horrified, and Bradit himself was very, very scared. It all ended in a bonfire.
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S. Graves
When Granny Han went to her cupboard one morning, her cupboard was bare! Granny prayed for her food anyway, and before she knew it, a large and wonderful breakfast appeared before her eyes. Read the adult version of this true story and the other adventures of Granny Han in Pauline Hamilton's "To A Different Drum" also available from OMF Books.
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S. Miller
Ian's plans to visit another village in Thailand are ruined when a tree falls in front of his truck. Stuck in the forest with no one to help him, Ian sees God's answer to his prayer come out from behind the trees.
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Irene Howat
‘Your prayers don’t go further than the ceiling,’ Isobel informed her father, as he knelt by her bed to pray for her. Isobel knew she was right – she had been to university! And she was going to need a lot more evidence than the pious words of her Christian parents to change her mind. Her heart had been broken and joy had fled her life. She couldn’t study and she couldn’t sleep.
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Larry Dinkins
An 8-year old girl in Thailand is crippled by badly burned feet. She's sent to a hospital and gets much more than the new toes to help her run and play again.
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Xiao Ch'iao
A true story of a Chinese girl in Xinjiang, Northern China, who discovers the love of God. Coloured illustrations bring the story to life. Suitable for 5-8s.
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Nan Doerksen
In this action-packed story set in a Pwo Karen village in Thailand, Canadian children Kim and Sandee (aged eight and ten) stumble into secrets and exciting adventures.
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Mary Teegardin
One disappointing night Mary makes a promise to God. Little does she know it will carry her half way around the world and throw her into the hands of the communists! Mary's promise takes her to China in 1947, just two years before the communist takeover.
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Children's Activity and Colouring Books
Mark & Joanne Ellis
The second book in the series following on from the bestselling Rainforest Adventures Children are fascinated with the natural world around them and with facts and information about animals that they have never seen.
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