Book Club
Selections for 2025
All Nations Book Club has two options for attendance: I hope that two meeting times will make it possible for more people to take part in the discussions. I ask you to pick one “regular” time to attend and let me know which one you have chosen. This way, I can moderate the group size as well. I will be present at both discussion groups as facilitator (most of the time). There will be NO RECORDINGS. The only way to participate is to show up live on Zoom at the appointed time.
If you join the All Nations Book Club, please plan to attend “most” of the time. New people wishing to join the All Nations Book Club can register (and pay a small membership fee) at the registration link above.
Any questions about the All Nations Book Club can be sent to me at: parlund@allnations.international.
Happy Reading!
Dr. Pam Arlund
All Nations Global Team Member
Note: All of the dates are the LAST Thursday or Sunday of the month, except for November and December 2025. Pay close attention to those dates. All meetings will be on Zoom. The link will be sent to book club members later.
January
Ida Scudder - American - Early 1900s - India
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, January 26th, 2025 @ 7:00pm Central US Time
Dr Ida The Story Of Dr Ida Scudder Of Vellore
Amazon: https://a.co/d/06e4rq6w
No Kindle but it is available for free at internet archives:
https://archive.org/search?query=Dr%20Ida%20The%20Story%20Of%20Dr%20Ida%20Scudder%20Of%20Vellore
OR
Ida Scudder: Healing Bodies, Touching Hearts (YWAM Series)
Amazon: https://a.co/d/03GrZdYO
Kindle Available
Audiobook also available
If you have time and capacity, you might also read about John Scudder. This book is available for free on the internet or you can buy it on Amazon.
Memoir of the Rev. John Scudder, M.D.
Thirty-six Years Missionary in India
By Jared Bell Waterbury, 1870
Read free of charge on Google: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Memoir_of_the_Rev_John_Scudder_M_D/FRNBAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
Dr. John Scudder: World’s first medical missionary
Amazon: https://a.co/d/09TCLC36
February
Gagang Gurung - Nepali - Modern - America
Thursday, February 27, 2025 @ 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, February 23, 2025 @ 7:00pm Central US Time
The Unexpected Missionary
Kindle Available
Audiobook also available
March
April
Luther Rice - America - Early 1800s - Burma and Mobilizer to the US
Thursday, April 24, 2025 @ 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, April 27, 2025 @ 7:00pm Central US Time
Luther Rice, Pioneer in Missions and Education
By by Edward B. Pollard, Daniel Gurden Stevens, Richard P. Belcher
Amazon: https://a.co/d/02TPYBfF
No Kindle, but there is a free copy for download at Google:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Luther_Rice/SS4MAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
You can also borrow it at Internet Archives:
https://archive.org/details/lutherricepionee0000edwa
You might also like this book:
Memoir of Rev. Luther Rice
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Memoir_of_Rev_Luther_Rice/sKHuIqkdyN0C?hl=en&gbpv=0
May
June
Elka - Guianan - 1940s - Waiwai of Brazil and Guiana
Thursday, June 26 2025 @ 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, June 29, 2025 @ 7:00pm Central US Time
Christ's Witchdoctor
by Homer Dowdy
No Kindle but available at Internet Archives:
July
August
Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 11:00am Central US Time
An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville
By Reza Aslan
Kindle Available
Audiobook Available
Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time
The World Is Too Small: The Life and Times of Mother Cabrini
By Theodore Maynard
Kindle Available
Audiobook Available
In case you don’t know, there is a relatively new movie called Cabrini that I would highly recommend.
September
October
Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 11:00am Central US Time
OR
Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time
D.L. Moody - A Life: Innovator, Evangelist, World Changer
By Kevin Belmonte
Kindle Available
Audiobook Available
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, October 30 at 11:00am Central US Time
This is one of those months where our missionary of the month is Columbanus. Try to find a book that fits your interest level, your time, and what is available to you. Here are some suggestions. The first book listed is probably the best option for most.
Columbanus: Light on the Early Middle Ages (Library of World Biography)
By Burnam Reynolds
No Kindle
The Eagle and the Dove: The Spirituality of the Celtic Saint Columbanus
By Katherine Lack
No Kindle
Columbanus: The earliest voice of Christian Ireland
By Kate Tristam
No Kindle
Columbanus, the Celt: A Tale of the Sixth Century
By Walter Thomas Leahy
This is Historical Fiction, but you can still learn the facts of Columbanus from it. A good option, if you’d like to read a novel or if none of the other books are easily available to you. This is a free download as the book is out of print. You can also pay for Amazon or other vendors to print it on paper for you.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Columbanus_the_Celt/GCEeAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
December
November
Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 11:00am Central US Time (NOT the last Thursday.)
OR
Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time
When God Says Go: The Amazing Journey of a Slave's Daughter
By Lorry Lutz
No Kindle. (If you need help getting this, let me know.)
On Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/whengodsaysgoama0000lutz
Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 11:00am Central US Time (NOT the last Thursday.)
OR
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 7:00pm Central US Time (NOT the last Sunday.)
Living on the Devil's Doorstep: International Adventures
By Floyd McClung
Kindle Available
Previously
See below for links to the previous book club reading lists!