Darrell Champlin's book, Venturing with God in Congo

  Darrell Champlin's book, Venturing with God in Congo, is set to be published now at the two year anniversary of his homegoing. You can find out how to get a copy from Conjurske Publications.

The Biography of Jennie Frow Fuller

  Previously, we have mentioned Jennie Frow Fuller, likely the earliest missionary in the Grings-Champlin family.  Her biography was published shortly after her death in India in 1900.  It has now been lightly revised and re-published with some additional resources concerning her life.  It is available on Amazon in both print and Kindle editions.

 Below is the blurb from the back cover:

The testimony of Jennie Frow Fuller's life is recorded in this book from her own writings and the words of those who knew her well. These combine to paint a picture of a woman who was unusually gifted, deeply Christ-like, and genuinely selfless in ministering the Gospel to the people of Berar Province, India in the late 1800s. She was the unusual missionary wife who became more influential than her husband and who ministered with profit to all types of people in the stratified land she was called to. Jennie Fuller's pen, her speaking, and her living together produced a lasting impact for the Kingdom of her Savior. This is the story of the "best known and best loved missionary in Western India", "the woman apostle to the women of India."

 A few additional resources should also be mentioned here relating to this particular family.  For much of their ministry Marcus and Jennie (Frow) Fuller were a part of the CMA; in the digitalized CMA archives, many writings by them or their daughter Lucia may be found.  That archive is available here.  An internet search for Jennie Fuller's name will reveal an additional wealth of information.  Finally, it should be noted that Lucia Bierce Fuller wrote a book entitled "The Triumph of an Indian Widow: The Life of Pandita Ramabai." After growing up in India, she returned there as an adult and ministered there.

Autobiography of Herbert Grings back in print

 As I mentioned in the last post, we've been working on getting The Autobiography of Herbert Grings printed again.  That has now been successfully accomplished.  It is available here and on Amazon as well.  The Kindle version is available here.

from the back cover:
". . . and so I was launched to be a preacher of the gospel to the ends of the earth." ~ Herbert E. Grings

The apostle Paul testified that it is not the wise, the mighty, or the noble but rather the foolish and weak who are chosen to manifest the glory of God in the midst of a dark and dying world. Herbert Grings humbly followed his Savior wherever he was called, and he sought to bring God alone the glory though his life and sacrificial service. Despite shipwreck, the death of his wife, and many other trials in the jungles of the Belgian Congo, Herbert faithfully proclaimed the gospel of Christ leaving behind a Christ-like example for future generations.

Herbert Grings' Autobiography republished!

 
  The Autobiography of Herbert Ernest Grings: His Testimony and Missionary Service in the Belgian Congo has been republished after nearly fifty years.  It is available here in the Kindle format from Amazon.com.  (We are currently working on details to get it re-printed as a paperback too.)

 This project has come to completion through a number of people's efforts, but it is particularly important to mention that the author's daughter, Louise Grings Champlin, added an epilogue concerning the remaining years of Herbert's life, as well as a summary of the lives of each of his five kids.  These additions along with picture from the family's history should help this book to be an encouraging record of God's work in the world for many more years.

A Life for God in India: Jennie Frow Fuller

I just came across the digitalized account of Jennie Frow Fuller's life, by Helen Dyer.  It was written using the testimony of family, friends, and Mrs. Fuller's own pen.  A Life for God in India should be a worthwhile use of your time.  Jennie Frow married Marcus Fuller, who was the uncle of Ruth Fuller Grings; she and her husband were servants of God in India in the years and decades preceding and  following the turn of the twentieth century.

No Turning Back: The Life and Adventures of Herbert Grings Missionary to the Congo

No Turning Back (Kindle version)should become available November 20, 2009.  As far as I understand, the author, Jan Van Hee, met Winnie Ferrel Grings many years ago and was introduced to Herbert Grings' Autobiography.  She decided to rewrite the book for a new and younger generation and has worked for several years to accomplish this and get the book published. 

Other books that have been published by or about the family include the following:
Victrola Victories Among Privite Indian Tribes - Herbert E. Grings (This book fills in some of the years between the end of his Autobiography and his translation to glory in 1977.)
We Two Alone - Ruth Hege (An account of the attack on Irene Ferrel and Ruth Hege in the land of Congo during the Simba rebellion.)
The Wrongs of Indian Womanhood - Mrs. Marcus B. Fuller (This book is more distantly connected to the family, having been written about Ruth Fuller Grings' aunt, Jennie Frow Fuller who served in India for many years with her husband Marcus Fuller.)
A Life for God in India by Helen Dyer - a biography of Mrs Jennie Frow Fuller


Also of possible interest:
With Love and Loathing - John Crosby (This book references Herbert Grings' travels in South America when he crossed paths with the author; the author is also referenced in Victrola Victories.)