Book Club
Selections for 2025-26
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 2026. Pay close attention to those dates. All meetings will be on Zoom. The link will be sent to book club members later.
July 2026
August
Sunday, July 26th @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, July 30th @ 11:00am Central US Time
C.T. Studd: Cricketer and Pioneer by Norman Grubb
Kindle and Audio Available
(This book has been published many times under many covers, so check for older used copies.)
OR
C.T. Studd: No Retreat by Janet and Geoff Benge (The YWAM Book)
Kindle and Audio Available
Sunday, August 30th @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, August 27th @ 11:00am Central US Time
End of the Spear by Steve Saint
Audio, Kindle, and Movie Avaialable
(This year is the 70th anniversary of the death of the missionaries in Ecuador. Over the next year or so, we will read a few books about this. Dayuma will come later this year and Elisabeth Elliott’s later life will come in 2027.)
September
October
Sunday, September 27th @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, September 24th @ 11:00am Central US Time
Women Who Risk by Tom and Joann Doyle
Kindle and Audio Book Available
Sunday, October 25th @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, October 29th @ 11:00am Central US Time
Rees Howells: Monument of Faith by Mathew Backholer and Rees Howells
No Kindle
If you cannot get this book, the book
Rees Howells: Intercessor by Norman P. Grubb is widely available. You can read it instead.
December
November
Sunday, November 22nd @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, November 19th @ 11:00am Central US Time
(NOT the last Sunday or Thursday)
“Weak Thing” in Moni Land by William A. Cutts
Paper Copies available widely:
Kindle also available:
Sunday, December 27th @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, December 31 @ 11:00am Central US Time
Dayuma: Life Under Waorani Spears by Ethel Emily Wallis
No Kindle
However, it is available at Internet Archives in various forms:
https://archive.org/search?query=Dayuma&tab=all
The same author also published a follow-up book that you might want to be aware of:
Aucas Downriver: Dayuma's Story Today by Ethel Emily Wallis
It is also available at Internet Archives:
February
January 2026
From Hawaii —> Hawaii via New England, Early 1800s
The Heathen School: A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early Republic by John Demos
Kindle and Audiobook Available
Sunday, January 25 @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, January 29th @ 11:00am Central US Time
United Kingdom —> World, Late 1900s and early 2000s
John Stott: A Facilitator of Global Missional Theology by Edward L. Smither
Kindle Available
Sunday, February 22 @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, February 26th @ 11:00am Central US Time
March
April
Oglala Dakota Sioux —> Apache and Navajo, Contemporary
Send Me I'll Go: Preparing for the Call by Genevieve Dawn
Kindle Available
Sunday, March 29th @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, March 26th @ 11:00am Central US Time
England —>Polynesia, Early 1800s
There are many options to read this month. Pick one book from below:
John Williams: Messenger of Peace: Christian Heroes: Then & Now, by Janet and Geoff Benge
(The YWAM Book, with Audio version and Kindle)
Many local libraries have these, so check that out too.
The Martyr Missionary of Erromanga: the Life of John Williams by Ebenezer Prout
(An old book from the American Sunday School Union, so beware of the style)
Kindle Available
Available on Internet Archives:
https://archive.org/details/martyrmissionary00prou
You can download and read this book for free here:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t6ww7mc7w&seq=11
John Williams: The Martyr Missionary of Polynesia by James J. Ellis
(Another old book)
Kindle Available
Available on Internet Archives:
https://archive.org/details/johnwilliamsmart00ellirich
You can download and read this book for free here:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ia.ark:/13960/t6rx9jk26&seq=7
Sunday, April 26th @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, April 30th @ 11:00am Central US Time
May
June
Europe —> North Africa, Contemporary
Lessons Learned in the Lion’s Den by Daniel Waheli
Kindle Available
Sunday, May 31st @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, May 28th @ 11:00am Central US Time
Belgium —> China, Early 1900s
Thunder in the Distance; the Life of Père Lebbe, Translated by George Lamb
This book is out of print and not available through traditional means.
You can download a PDF here:
https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/xA2niQBcLXoHw7xZbD5JFDQT
You can also access a much shorter article with some pictures here:
https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/6SbCcjQh1UWxZ2MdEBaPNeCw
You can read the book at Internet Archives here:
https://archive.org/details/thunderindistanc0000jacq
Sunday, June 28th @ 7:00pm Central US Time
OR
Thursday, June 25th @ 11:00am Central US Time
Previously
See below for links to the previous book club reading lists!