Christian Heroes: Then & Now - 5 book set, books 6-10

I read these to my kids, and they certainly held their attention. They held my attention, too. I thought they were fascinating. I have now read about fifteen of these books to my kids (ages 6 and 9), and they keep asking for more. I do think, though, that this set is somewhat less interesting than books 1-5 (and subsequent books grow somewhat less interesting, though they are still pretty good). I guess there's a reason the authors chose to do the other missionaries first--they picked the most interesting stories to do first, and when those were successful, they moved on to these. I would recommend starting with the first set first. For example, the biography here about Jim Eliot is pretty good, but the biography of Nate Saint in the first collection was better (both I and my kids agreed). This is an interesting comparison, because they both culminate in the same events (the outreach to the Auca indians, where both Jim Eliot and Nate Saint died). We happened to read this one first, then sometime later read the biography of Nate Saint. This one gets bogged down more in details; maybe Nate Saint had a more varied life, so one could say more about him. I was also surprised that the story about Jim Eliot in here has significantly less detail about the aftermath than does the one about Nate Saint. On the other hand, the biographies of George Mueller and Mary Slessor were extremely interesting. You should definitely read those. (But you really should also read the ones in volumes 1-5.)

I've read this entire series to my two sons and each books was interesting, inspiring and so informative. Our worldview has been broadened and it has given us a lot of things to talk about.

Great inspirational books. They challenge your faith and encourage you in your walk with the Lord. Very easy read. I bought them for my 12 year old daughter and she has enjoyed them and so have I. Good for any age.

I purchased these for my recently widowed father, who is in his upper 80s. He has enjoyed these stories--said he has cried many times at what people went through to share the story of God's love. He has remarked multiple times about how well the stories are written. He would read a whole book in a day or two at most. I thought a set of 5 books would take him awhile, but they lasted about a week. I've purchased all 50 books in the series for him.

Bought these books to read to the kids for Family devotions. Started reading them before bed and cant seem to put them down because they inspire and challenge me so much. We know nothing of the hardships these dear saints faced to get the gospel to the masses. Any wonder why satan's minions have taken over our country and stripped away our freedoms! God help us to wake up and live boldly before the trumpet sounds like our brethren did in past generations!

These biographies are perfect for any age. I read them when I was young and I am reading them again. They are very well written and full of great information on Heroes of the Faith.

Bought these for my granddaughters. They are homeschooled and use Christian curriculum. The program requires lots of biographical reading. They really enjoy the books.

As soon as my wife and I finished the first set of five volumes of this Christian Heroes series, we quickly ordered this second set. Once again, we were pleased with the concise, readable accounts of amazing people of faith. Now I am looking forward to meeting these five heroes in Heaven some day.

Love reading this. My new collections

My tween daughter absolutely loves this series and I have ordered more. Her favourite so far has been Hudson Taylor. She often speaks of things she has learned about the different missionaries' lives. Recommend!

This set are wonderful!! My son enjoyed these books

These books are certainly packed with information. Tons of work would have gone into gathering so much data and forming the story. It would be excellent as an assigned school project. However, I purchased this set as a leisurely means for my son to get acquainted with these amazing testimonies and he couldn’t get through even one of the books. I gave up trying to force it and took a gander through the Eric Liddell one myself. I found the information to be so dense it feels more like a history textbook than a novel. I sincerely appreciate the work to create accessible narratives out of these incredible stories and expect many a homeschooling family and Christian school will get fantastic worth from these. That’s probably its intended audience, not a kid who’s looking to enjoy adventuresome aspects of these testimonies (a kids’ focus that you hope leads some day to a Jesus-focus) rather than the data for a research project. This from a kid who’s reading the entire Bible, so he’s not put off by challenging concepts or foreign styles. Two stars simply for missing this particular audience. I completely agree with everyone giving five stars for this series suiting their needs.