Susan Evans wrote about her experiences as a missionary kid in the book, Growing Up as a Missionary Kid, after living in Guatemala for 14 years.
She is also a homeschool conference speaker, teaches creative writing classes, and runs a unit study membership site at SusanEvans.org.
A delightful message from the author, Susan Evans…
Bombs went off, earthquakes shook the ground, and people walked around with machine guns. That was my life. I grew up in Guatemala, with my father being a professor of Greek and New Testament theology at the Spanish seminary. This e-book has 34 short chapters describing life from the point of view of a child. It will make you want to climb trees and catch butterflies with your own children. This is not a spiritual book – it’s a recollection of memories. From boarding school to theater to furlough, I give you the blunt reality of life as only a child can see it.
What people are saying about Growing Up as a Missionary Kid…
“I just finished reading your book, Growing Up as a Missionary Kid. Wow!! I couldn’t put it down. It taught us a lot about the providence of God and His faithfulness to those who follow Him. It was a great tribute to your parents as well. May it continue to be used to show others the life of the missionary journey and encourage others how to pray for those on the fields.” – Barb Andre
“I purchased this book at our local homeschool convention this year. My daughter (12) read it in about 2 days. She really enjoyed Susan’s perspective and writing style. She usually reads fiction so she was VERY skeptical AT FIRST and then ended up being pleasantly surprised. Thank you for sending all the proceeds to missionaries. How wonderful!” -Prairie Mom
“A great book to make our children appreciate the freedoms we have in this country! Really short chapters make this go quickly! Profits go to missions! I loved this book and so did my kids!” -Felice Gerwitz, author and publisher
I am excited to read this book to my children as a read a loud. And throw in a geography lesson, too!
Buy It
Growing Up as a Missionary Kid can be purchased as an ebook for 6.99. You can also purchase a hard copy for 11.95.
100% of the profit from the book goes to missions.
Win It
Susan wants to (5) of Blessed Beyond a Doubt’s readers to have their own ebook version of Growing Up as a Missionary Kid. I will be picking (5) random winners on December 28th at 11:59p. Winners will be contacted via email and must respond within 48 hours.
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No, I have not been on a mission trip but have family and friends who do regularly.
No, I have not been on a mission trip. I would have loved to have gone.
Yes, I’ve been a some short-term trips.
not a but some! =)
We’re living in Uganda with our 6 kids, so I guess you could say we’re on one very long missions trip! Thought the book would be a great read for my kids to read about other missionary kids who’ve come through the other side!
Yes, I have been on many missions trips. Great experiences!
Not sure if it would be called a “mission trip”, but I went with a church group to help spread the gospel in a couple U.S. towns some years back. Now, my family (husband and 3 children) is my “mission field”. =)
We LOVE biographies! Yes I went on a short term mission to Ensenada, Baja,Mexico. It changed my life. I was a baby Christian at maybe 24 yrs old. I experienced God like hadn’t ever before that point.
I have not been on what I would call a mission trip – not after going to school with kids whose families had come back to the states from years long missions in Africa, Belize, Mexico, and more.
My family went to Uganda on a 3 week mission trip.
No I have never been on a missions trip. Maybe one day when the kids are a little older though.