This is not just another devotional. This is a magnificent collection of personal experience from christians serving as missionaries around the world.
The structure is stories divided in 366 days (includes Feb 29th) and you are suppose to read one story per day during a full year. But the stories are so good and touching that you are always tempted to read much more than just one.
One particular story that touched me deeply was the "Obeying the Nudge". This particular story showed me exactly how reluctant I am in spreading the Word of God, just as resistant as Natalie was to speak to Pavel. But we need to obey and persist in our talk about Jesus, because there is a promise that the Word will not return void to us.
This book was published by Thomas Nelson in 2009 and they were kind enough to send me a copy for reviewing through their Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers Program.
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Voices of the Faithful is 1 year daily devotional. The book presented by the International Mission Board is a compilation of devotionals written by missionaries around the world. The topic of the devotionals changes from month to month with a brief monthly introduction by Kim P Davis. The book provides a good insight into the daily lives of missionaries in the field. The book also provides a daily opportunity to pray for missionaries and the people that they are serving. Overall, I thought the book was a good resource. As the topic changed from month to month, I found that certain months in the book were far more enjoyable than others. I also enjoyed the great amount of Scripture used in the book. But as in any case with this many different writers, I felt many of the passages used were misused by the writer for that day. With that being said, I still believe that God can use a book like this to put a passion for missions into the heart of the reader. ( )

If you have a heart for missions and for missionaries, you will want to get “Voices of the Faithful – Book 2: Inspiring Stories of Courage from Christians Serving Around the World.”

As an admirer of missionaries and their families, I greatly anticipated reading this second devotional from the International Mission Board. Kim P. Davis, again, did not disappoint in her compilation of these short stories or in how she organized the material.

These are the words of the missionaries themselves as they encounter various individuals whom they have been called to proclaim the gospel.

The Devotional is arranged first by calendar month with focus on a specific aspect. Each month’s devotions include a brief introduction by Beth Moore and a more focused detail by Kim P. Davis.

The calendar focus topics include: “Prayer, The Priority”; “God, Our Loving Father”; “Divine Appointments”; “Jesus, The Sacrificial Lamb”; “Follow Me”; “The Power of the Story”; “Lost and Found”; “Making Him Known”; “Lessons From The Young”; “From Adversity to Triumph”; “Be Encouraged”; and “Hope For The World”.

Next are two indexes; the first of Devotional Titles by Month and Scripture Reference. These two sections I found particularly helpful. It is often that I may read a devotional and later remember, perhaps the title or the scripture but cannot recall the date. Being able to search by scripture or by title makes this devotional unique from those I’ve read before.

And finally, sections offering specific ways to pray for missionaries and options to involve your local church in prayer for missions.

The devotional style is that of other devotionals (scripture, devotional story or thoughts, and occasionally a prayer) for each day. One thing I found particularly endearing were the specific prayers. Simply beautiful. We often forget the particulars in prayer. Reading these prayers will provoke me to remember the specific things, such as:

March 1st – “Divine Appointments”
Heavenly Father, train me to recognize Your divine appointments. Give me courage. I pray for those whom I will encounter. May Your Spirit already be drawing them to Yourself. Amen“

September 16th – “A Pretty Cool God”
“Thank You, Father for missionary kids and for their special contribution to ministry. Let them each understand what a ‘cool’ God You are. Amen”

December 3rd – “A Work in Progress”
“Lord, I confess that there are things I put before You such as ______________. I release those things to You. I want to love You above all else rather than being self-absorbed. In the name of Jesus, do this work in me. Amen”

If you are looking for a devotional that will speak to the reader with transparency and Truth, this is the one. I recommend it highly. ( )