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All That You Can't Leave Behind: A Rookie Missionary's Life In Africa
All That You Can't Leave Behind: A Rookie Missionary's Life In Africa
All That You Can't Leave Behind: A Rookie Missionary's Life In Africa
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All That You Can't Leave Behind: A Rookie Missionary's Life In Africa

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Do all missionaries live in grass huts, wear taped glasses, have 13 children, and stutter? My, my, my. It is good you picked up this book. Through personal stories, cultural insights, and perspectives on the mission movement in Africa, Ryan Murphy shares what the missionary life looks like in the 21st century. All That You Can’t Leave Behind offers an entertaining bridge into the unknown lands of missions work and challenges you to make a difference in your world for God’s glory. Leave the ordinary. Live the extraordinary.

In an age where the Great Commission has become more talk than walk, Ryan Murphy has given us a gift. In fresh prose, Murphy has put flesh on the bones of Christ’s commission. Come learn. Love. Be inspired.

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Release dateMay 13, 2011
All That You Can't Leave Behind: A Rookie Missionary's Life In Africa
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Ryan J. Murphy

In 2005, Ryan Murphy, along with wife Heather and infant son Micah, left his comfortable home and successful career in San Diego to teach the children of missionaries in rural Kenya. After graduating with a B.A. in Literature from Point Loma Nazarene University, he planned to pay off his school debt in ten years and then leave for the mission field. Through an incredible turn of events, the debt was paid off in four years, and Heather and he raised all of the financial support needed to volunteer in Kenya. Appointed to work at a boarding school called Rift Valley Academy by Africa Inland Mission, he and his wife teach, mentor, care for, and live with the children of African missionaries nine months of the year. Although he ministers mainly to the students, living among Africans has provided him unique insights into faith and friendship which only cross-cultural missionaries can experience. He taught English at a public school for five years in the US and is devoted to the Great Commission to “go and make disciples of all nations.” Besides writing and teaching, Ryan enjoys playing guitar, wrestling with his two sons, and watching Penn State football. His first year as a missionary is recounted in this, his first book, ALL THAT YOU CAN’T LEAVE BEHIND. His second book, WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL picks up where the first one leaves off.

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