Afflicted Yet Unstoppable: The Missionary Fire of David Brainerd | John Piper
Deep Dive into The Hidden Smile of God by John Piper - "Oh, That I Might Never Loiter on My Heavenly Journey!": Misery and Mission in the Life of David BrainerdDavid Brainerd was an eighteenth-century Christian missionary to Native Americans whose brief and afflicted life left a profound legacy on the modern missionary movement. Born in 1718, Brainerd experienced early tragedy with the death of both parents and inherited a lifelong struggle with severe depression. Following a transformative spiritual conversion at age twenty-one, he enrolled at Yale to prepare for the ministry. However, he…
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