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1991., 5.2; Ages 3-6, G. Stevens Children's Books Call No: J BIO 610.92 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: People who made a differenceSummary Note: Examines the life of the humanitarian who pursued medical missionary work in the jungles of Africa while developing his spiritual beliefs about the value of all life.
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c2011., Adult, Bethany House Call No: FIC HED Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Priscilla White dreams of being a missionary, but when the missionary board says the only way she can serve is if she marries, she agrees to wed Eli Ernest and join him on his voyage west, but as they face the dangers of the journey, their marriage of convenience tests their faith, their resolve, and their hearts.
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[2022]., Adults, Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group Call No: FIC CON Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: lumber baron's daughters Volume: #1Summary Note: "After learning their stepfather's plans marry off Laura Stiles and her sisters, they disappear to find matches and claim their father's lumber dynasty. On their expedition they volunteer on a settlement, and Laura sees potential in the local minister. But when secrets buried in his past and the land surface, it will take all they have to keep trouble at bay"--
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c1986., 5.0; 5-8, Crossway Books Call No: Y PER Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: A Cooper family adventureSummary Note: Two teenagers and their father brave many dangers on an exotic South Sea island as they search for a missing missionary.
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1990., Ages 3-6, G. Stevens Call No: J BIO 266.2 Edition: North American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: People who made a differenceSummary Note: Presents a biography of the priest who gave his life to the care of lepers in a colony at Molokai, Hawaii.
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2020., Adults, Bethany House Call No: FIC PET Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Willamette brides Volume: #3.Summary Note: "Accompanied by her best friend, Thomas Lowell, Constance Browning returns from studying in the East to catalog the native peoples of Oregon--and to prove that her missionary parents aren't involved in a secret conspiracy to goad the oppressed tribes to war. As tensions rise amid shocking revelations, Constance may also have a revelation of the heart."
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1990., Ages 3-6, G. Stevens Call No: J BIO 271.97 Edition: North American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: People who made a differenceSummary Note: A biography of the nun who founded the Missionary Sisters and Brothers of Charity, gained wide recognition for her work with the destitute and dying in Calcutta and elsewhere, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
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[1989], c1958., Adults, Harper & Row Call No: BIOG 266 Edition: 1st Harper & Row paperback ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryClick here to view Click here to view
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c1999., Adult, Doubleday Call No: FIC GRI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: When Rachel Lane learns that she has inherited eleven billion dollars from her biological father, she wants nothing to do with the money, or her father's other children who insist that they be given the money they feel they deserve, even though the will states they are to get nothing.
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[2012], Adult, Guideposts Call No: FIC PAT Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Patchwork mysteries Volume: 23.Summary Note: June is Missions month and Sarah receives a quilt from Carolyn, Pastor John Peabody's girlfriend, to restore. The quilt was made by Pastor John's grandmother, who was a missionary to China in the 1930's. One of the missionary speakers is trying to find out more about Pastor John's grandparents' work in China. As Sarah is starting to restore the quilt she finds a poem on rice paper inside the quilt. What is the treasure mentioned in the poem? What work were Pastor John's grandparents doing in China?
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c2011., Adult, Bethany House Call No: FIC SAW Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Lizzie Dawson, ostracized from her Native community, lives alone in the mountains of Alaska and continues to practice the traditions of her people with the hope that she will one day be reunited with her grandparents; meanwhile, Clay Selby arrives hoping to continue his father's missionary work, but his plans to bond with the Native Americans is jeopardized after he encounters and becomes captivated by Lizzie.