Cameron Townsend: Good News in Every Language (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) [Paperback]

Geoff Benge (Author), Janet Benge (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now

The Cakchiquel man became indignant when Cam offered him a tract in Spanish. "Do you have one in Cakchiquel?" he asked. "There are none, I'm sorry," replied Cam. "Well," retorted the man, "if your God is so great, why can't he speak my language?"

In one decisive moment, Cameron Townsend understood that God had called him to translate the Bible into the language of his Guatemalan friends. For Cam, the obstacles were small when compared to the growing reward of helping the diverse people of Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru read God's life-changing Word for themselves.

Quick on his feet and slow to give up, Cam started Wycliffe Bible Translators with the dream of making the Good News available in every language. Since 1942, Wycliffe has translated Scripture into hundreds of languages, speading God's Word to people all over the world.

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About the Author

Janet and Geoff Benge are a husband-and-wife writing team with more than twenty years of writing experience. Janet is a former elementary-school teacher. Geoff holds a degree in history. Originally from New Zealand, the Benges spent ten years serving with Youth With A Mission.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: YWAM Publishing (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576581640
• ISBN-13: 978-1576581643
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #527,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #90 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Biographies > Religious

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book about a Christian Man!, March 5, 2004

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Joel Perkins (Wilmington, DE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cameron Townsend: Good News in Every Language (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) (Paperback)

The man responsible for bringing God's word tp the World's diverse languages was a missionary to Mexico. This true story of Cameron Townsend is well-writen by Janet and Geoff Benge. Cameron goes through to tough times but with God's help he gets through them. In one incident he is giving out Bible tracks. A Cakchiquel man became indignant when Cameron offered him a track in Spanish. "Do you have any in Cakchiquel?" he asked.
"There are none, I'm sorry," replied Cameron.
"Well," retorted the man, "if your God is so great, why can't he speak my language?"
So in that one moment, Cameron Towmnsend understood that God called him to translate the Bible into the language into the language of his Guatemalan friends. Does He get caught for translating the Bible? Read it and find out!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy Read; Informative, January 9, 2006

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T. Leach "Jr." (Mid-West) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cameron Townsend: Good News in Every Language (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) (Paperback)

I read this one to my kids. It was informative for me but clear enough for my young children to appreciate the hard and amazing work of this key producer for Christ. Townsend's impact on Christian missions and even on language translations generally cannot be appreciated without reading more about; try this title.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, March 18, 2011

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K. Olgren (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cameron Townsend: Good News in Every Language (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) (Paperback)

Like another reviewer, I read this to my kids. I thought I'd mention this is one of several missionary stories by these authors that I have read to my kids, and I would recommend almost anything they wrote. I knew pretty much nothing about Cameron Townsend when we began, but I was familiar with Wycliffe Bible Translators. It was an exciting book for my kids, while I learned a lot, too. I was impressed by what a visionary and ahead-of-his-time man Cameron Townsend was. Many of his ideas have been adopted by a number of other mission organizations. It was an inspiring read.

As I said, I would not only recommend this book, but I'd be more likely to choose any book written by the Benges. They make long dead people into real, inspirational people.