Waiting Well with Jesus

‘Good grief does not just happen. Good grief is intentional.’

How can grief ever be ‘good’? This new devotional from Lyn Wake helps readers to use their tears to draw nearer to Jesus. After losing her beloved teenage daughter Bethany to brain cancer, Lyn cried out to God for help. As she accepted Jesus’ invitation to journey with him through the grief, she experienced how to wait well with him.

This devotional journal is the resource Lyn wished she had in her deepest grief. Each week has a different word to reflect on, along with personal stories, Bible references, journal reflections and a prayer, which gently help us to draw nearer to God who understands our pain.

In the midst of our heartbreak, Lyn tenderly reminds us of our breath-taking inheritance in Christ, discovering rich treasures along the way that can only be found through a costly veil of tears.

‘Rough Edges’ (Christians living abroad)

Written by Rhena Taylor
When people interact closely, cultures clash or traditions differ and sparks often fly. These powerful short stories plunge the reader into situations of excitement, conflict, tension and heartache, where the rough edges of human nature are exposed to view, but where God’s love is none the less at work.

The Finish Line

by Bob Creson

A family leaves home in Southern California and moves to the other side of the world. They discover the importance – and the power – of God’s Word in a person’s heart language.

In a village in Cameroon, a lake ‘erupts’ and people suffocate. One man from the Cung people group survives, believing God spared his life for a purpose.

The Hdi people live with the burden that love must be earned, until they find a word in their language that describes God’s unconditional love.

A Tennet man walks a thousand miles to make sure his people group gets a Bible they can understand.

Through stories, Bob Creson emphasises the need for Bible translation and the impact of the Bible translation movement in communities, providing stories of hope as we approach the finishing line of Bible translation – the day when every people group on earth will be able to access and engage with God’s eternal Word.

Also available as an ebook.

Jungle Gems

by Diana Green

When Harold and Diana Green moved to Brazil to live among the Palikur people, they experienced growth in more ways than one. In this book, Diana shares some of the insights and lessons into the gospel message she gained as she lived life alongside the Palikur people, people she calls God’s ‘jungle gems’.

A Kick in the Pants

by Jack Popjes

The appeal of this stimulating book is international. Many of the columns of this book have already been reprinted in magazines all over the English-speaking world and have also been translated into multiple languages.

The Church’s main task is cross-cultural missions. The Church’s most foundational work is translating the Bible into the languages of every person on earth. Readers will be provoked and challenged to reconsider their individual life choices in the light of these truths.

The 52 columns are arranged to be read one per week, making this an excellent resource for Bible studies, personal reading and sermon ideas.

A Bonk on the Head

by Jack Popjes

Well-loved author Jack Popjes continues to delight readers with his ability to write light-hearted stories that entertain and communicate deep truths at the same time. His third book tackles diverse subjects like the importance of Bible translation, the dynamics of tickling, a college practical joke, his first cigar with his father, his conversion and the importance of the elderly in God’s kingdom.

The 53 columns of ‘A Bonk on the Head’ are arranged to be read one per week, with an extra one thrown in, making this an excellent resource for Bible studies, personal reading and sermon ideas. Most readers end up reading one, or more, a day.

The Village Safari

-East African Adventures-
By TJ Matthews

This series adds the unique experience of life in another culture to the classic ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ genre. Written by T.J. Matthews (a Wycliffe missionary kid) and based on real events, readers are invited to join in on the excitement and challenges experienced by T.J. and provides the opportunity for readers to grapple with the same decisions and consequences (real and possible).

Suitable for primary and middle school aged children or teens. These books are perfect for families to read together or to gift to a child.

The Village Safari

What does a wedding, a market, monkeys and biting ants have in common? They are all part of the everyday adventures of living in a village in Tanzania. But, the outcome of each experience is totally dependent on what you choose. Will you get to see the rest of the wedding service? Will you be attacked by monkeys? What adventures will you face as you spend your holidays with your Wycliffe friends in Tanzania?

The Canoeing Safari

-East African Adventures-
By TJ Matthews

This series adds the unique experience of life in another culture to the classic ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ genre. Written by T.J. Matthews (a Wycliffe missionary kid) and based on real events, readers are invited to join in on the excitement and challenges experienced by T.J. and provides the opportunity for readers to grapple with the same decisions and consequences (real and possible).

Suitable for primary and middle school aged children or teens. These books are perfect for families to read together or to gift to a child.

The Canoeing Safari

Join your friends in exploring the islands and caves surrounding Lake Victoria, Tanzania, in this heart racing adventure in a canoe. But, whatever you choose, be careful not to fall into the water…you never know what is lurking below the surface.

The Hunting Safari

-East African Adventures-
By TJ Matthews

This series adds the unique experience of life in another culture to the classic ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ genre. Written by T.J. Matthews (a Wycliffe missionary kid) and based on real events, readers are invited to join in on the excitement and challenges experienced by T.J. and provides the opportunity for readers to grapple with the same decisions and consequences (real and possible).

Suitable for primary and middle school aged children or teens. These books are perfect for families to read together or to gift to a child.

The Hunting Safari

Your adventure begins the moment you step off the plane in Tanzania. Your missionary-kid friends take you on a hunting trip in the untamed African brush surrounding Lake Victoria for an afternoon full of adrenaline-pumping, eye-popping, life-threatening adventures. Your survival is dependent on your choices. Will you survive?

Slices of Life

Stories and Devotions from a Bible Translator
By Aretta Loving

“In some Slices of Life, we may feel more fear than peace, more worry than joy, but in every slice God remains faithful. It was God’s abundant provision that sustained Aretta Loving when she and her husband, Ed, answered God’s call to translate the New Testament into the language of a remote people in Papua New Guinea.

As the Lovings lived and raised their family among the Awas, they worked to find just the right words to bring the message of Christ straight to the hearts of this people precious to God. In turn, the language of a place where God wants us in his liver [loves us], where our words are on God’s ears [he hears our prayers], and where we carry on our shoulders [obey] God’s talk, brings us a fresh understanding of God’s character and the Christian walk.

Aretta’s experiences among the Awas as a missionary and mother are the basis for these insightful stories, essays, and meditations. Her down-to-earth devotions show us that in His perfect understanding of each of His children, God knows just how to speak the language of our hearts.”