Travel with William Carey: The missionary to India who attempted great things for God (Day One Travel Guides) [Paperback]

Paul Pease (Author)

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Series: Day One Travel Guides | Publication Date: June 23, 2005

William Carey left school at the age of twelve, yet was responsible for overseeing the translation of all or parts of the Bible into forty languages, and the preparation of six grammars and three dictionaries. He attended no university, yet became Principal of the finest college in India in his daya college still renowned for its excellence nearly two hundred years later. He was sent to India by no government agency, yet became the official translator for the British Raj and head of the Department of Languages in the government training centre. His was a life of determined vision, personal tragedy and outstanding achievement; he became the father of modern missions and his work is still enjoyed by millions across Indiathis was the legacy of the Northamptonshire cobbler.

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Paul and Rosemarie Pease and have three daughters, Ellen, Bethany and Anna. Paul became a Christian whilst working on a local newspaper in Bournemouth and soon after began a twoyear study period at Moorlands Bible College. After further study at London Theological Seminary he became pastor of West Kilburn Baptist Church, London, for thirteen years. In 1997 he moved to Hook Evangelical Church, Surbiton, where he now serves as pastor. His interests mainly revolve around his family.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Day One Publications (June 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903087767
• ISBN-13: 978-1903087763
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 4.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,895,203 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a wonderful way to write a biography!, October 12, 2008

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This review is from: Travel with William Carey: The missionary to India who attempted great things for God (Day One Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I really wasn't sure what to expect from this book, since I enjoy traveling as well as biographies. This takes the best of both worlds and retells Carey's story as if you are visiting his life through the eyes of a docent in a living museum. It shows pictures of the then and now of the places he lived, retelling the highlights of his life; including significant artifacts from his life, as well as places that memorialized him. Carey was a key player in moving the gospel forward in India as well as igniting the fire in getting the missions movement to gain passion for those who had not heard outside of the Brittish kingdom. He was a brilliant man, and this was a wonderful way to present it. The full color presentation was an exceptional was to illustrate the journey. I will look for more in this series.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Father of Modern Missions, September 9, 2009

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This review is from: Travel with William Carey: The missionary to India who attempted great things for God (Day One Travel Guides) (Paperback)

Travel with William Carey: The Missionary to India Who Attempted Great Things for God by Paul Pease.

This is the first Travel With 'missionary personality' i have read - William Carey -the Father of Modern Missions; the others being revivalists.

What is great about this book (as is all the others in the series)is the photos and pictures of places connected with this great man of God, including the font where he was baptised(Christened), the churches he spoke at, pulpits he preached from and other places and personalities connected with his life.

I was impressed with the number of plaques that they include in the book (in the UK) which represented places connected with Carey and his relatives - the one on the Isle of Wight, denoting the house that the Carey's stayed in whilst awaiting to depart for India was somthing that i was formely unaware of.

In India, it took 7 year of labour at an indigo factory before full time missionary work could begin at Serampore, not far from Calcutta or to use modern spelling (non-colonal) Kalcutta.

A very impressive book about an outstanding man of God whose love for the lost in heathen nations led to the founding of the Baptist Mission Society which spurred the rest of Christendom to 'Go into all the world
and preach the gospel...'