Jan-June 2024 Official Book Club Selections

Pam Arlund
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Early 2024 Book Club Selections
Here you go! Here is the official list for the first half of 2024. I feel so sorry for the books that didn't make it on the list yet. So many books and so little time....

All dates are the last Thursday OR the last Sunday of the month, except for February. 

January 2024
Matteo Ricci - Italian - 1500s - China
Dates:
Thursday, January 25th @ 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, January 28th @ 7:00pm Central US Time

The Wise Man from the West
By Vincent Cronin
https://www.amazon.com/Wise-Man-West-Matteo-Mission/dp/1621640043/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+wise+man+from+the+west&qid=1696712481&sr=8-1
(No Kindle, but it is available from amazon.co.uk and they have Kindle available.)

February 2024
Mabel Francis - American - Early 1900s - Japan
Dates:
Thursday, February 29th @ 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, March 3rd @ 7:00pm Central US Time

One Shall Chase a Thousand (The Jaffray Collection of Missionary Portraits)
by Mabel Francis (Author), Gerald B. Smith (Contributor)
https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Jaffray-Collection-Missionary-Portraits/dp/1600662641/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_1/140-6698581-1557741?pd_rd_w=T40nD&content-id=amzn1.sym.21b577c4-6435-4581-8b53-49da41e27328&pf_rd_p=21b577c4-6435-4581-8b53-49da41e27328&pf_rd_r=T8VQQAFPT5AXFQJR64PJ&pd_rd_wg=RMfxv&pd_rd_r=842a2257-2655-4a91-a85b-ac8f2a82957e&pd_rd_i=1600662641&psc=1
Kindle Available

March 2024
21 Women - Various - Modern - Various
Dates:
Thursday, March 28th @ 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, March 31st @ 7:00pm Central US Time

For the Joy: 21 Missionary Mother Stories of Real Life & Faith
by Miriam Chan (Editor), Sophia Russell (Editor)
https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Missionary-Mother-Stories-Faith-ebook/dp/B09NRQNN86/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YP518L8G59MI&keywords=For+the+Joy+by+Miriam+Chan&qid=1696172608&s=books&sprefix=for+the+joy+by+miriam+chan%2Cstripbooks%2C143&sr=1-1
OR
https://missionbooks.org/products/for-the-joy?_pos=1&_sid=d374621fb&_ss=r
Kindle Available

April 2024
Raymond Lull - Spanish - 1200s - North Africa
Dates:
Thursday, April 25th @ 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, April 28th @ 7:00pm Central US Time

Raymond Lull, First Missionary to the Moslems (Classic Reprint)
by Samuel Zwemer(Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Raymond-Missionary-Moslems-Classic-Reprint/dp/B0095OHEQA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PKFSKBM0LQMO&keywords=Raymond+Lull&qid=1696172935&s=books&sprefix=raymond+lull%2Cstripbooks%2C157&sr=1-1
Kindle Available

May 2024
Lamin Sanneh - Gambia - Modern - Yale Divinity School
Dates:
Thursday, May 30th @ 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, May 26th @ 7:00pm Central US Time

Summoned from the Margin: Homecoming of an African
by Lamin Sanneh (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Summoned-Margin-Homecoming-Lamin-Sanneh/dp/0802867421/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Q0KHGKYWJ08W&keywords=Summoned+from+the+Margin&qid=1696173151&s=books&sprefix=summoned+from+the+margin%2Cstripbooks%2C124&sr=1-1
Kindle Available

June 2024
Emily and Stephen Foreman - American - Modern - Muslim Country
Dates:
Thursday, June 27th @ 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, June 30th @ 7:00pm Central US Time

We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
by Emily Foreman (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Died-Before-Came-Here-Sacrifice/dp/1631464515
Kindle Available