missionaries

A biography of Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life to helping the poor in India and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work, and describes her early work in Calcutta as well as her recognition as a saint after death.

Philadelphia preacher Joshua Clay faces a test to his strength and faith when he accepts a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in the 1930s to be the first African-American minister in years sent to do missionary work in South Africa, and arrives only to find himself restricted at every turn and witness to ruthless apartheid policies.

Discusses the explorer's formative years in Scotland, training as a missionary, expeditions to Africa, and many discoveries there.

A biography of the nun who founded the Missionaries 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.

A biography of the nun whose many years of working with the poor and outcast people was recognized with the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.

Gathers into one source what she has said and written about her life, her work, her faith, and the spiritual joy she has found.

Eighteen-year-old Heather travels as a volunteer to Africa, where she provides direly needed medical help in Kenya and Uganda and hopes to act as God's hands on Earth.

A biography of the nun whose tireless work in the slums of Calcutta has made her a living saint.

A biography of the heroic priest who gave his life working for the lepers in the Hawaiian Islands.

In 1839, newly orphaned eleven-year-old Mary goes to live with her missionary aunt and uncle who run a school for Indian children in northern Michigan.