I read this as part of our morning time to all my school age kids and we loved it!! What an adventurous and inspiring story of what can be accomplished with the Lord’s help and a lot of determination. We can thank Cameron Townsend for the Bible being available on so many languages.

Read about 3/4...then quit. I had a hard time with the fact that he remarried so quickly after his wife’s death and then married a woman 20 years younger than himself. Still, what he did for language translation and missionary work is profound.

Cameron Townsend is the founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and associated organizations. His life seems somewhat easy, compared to some of the other subjects of the Benges' Christian Heroes series. Unlike missionaries of previous centuries, Mr. Townsend got to travel to the field by automobile and plane and had the blessings of 20th Century medicine. (Then again, you could argue that Townsend's predecessors never had to endure a plane crash, as he did.) Still bringing a worldwide organization...

Uncle Cam as he was affectionately called was an amazing man. The things God enabled him to accomplish are amazing. He had this incredible dream that there should be a Bible in every human tongue. And amazingly his Wycliffe Bible translators have done more toward that end in the last half century than did all of Christendom in the 1950 years before him. Very inspiring!(Note: I'm stingy with stars. For me 2 stars means a good book. 3 = Very good; 4 = Outstanding {only about 5% of the books I read...

I read this book to my son over the period of a month. We both really enjoyed it. It was neat to see how God used a very ordinary man to have a vision to have the bible in all the different languages of the world. Sometimes as an English speaker, I forget just how truly spoiled I am to have so many good theological books, commentaries, and different versions of the bible in my language, when there are so many that don't even have the New Testament in their language.

This series is great for introducing kids to missionary and christian "hero" biographies. With a personal connection to Wycliffe Bible translators, it was very interesting to read how the organization began.

I loved learning more about Cameron Townsend. He was a really cool man. There's really not more to say. =)

Nice easy-read overview biography of Cameron Townsend (Uncle Cam), the founder of Wycliffe Bible translators. Captures his heart, his love for God and people, and the way he was driven to get the Bible into the heart language of everyone in the world. I knew the basic story (and I've often thought I would have loved to have worked in Bible translation myself), but what delighted me was to find that the first language Townsend translated the Bible into was Cakchiquel (as the language is spelled i...

My kids said they enjoyed this book (1st and 4th grade). It was fairly dry and covered an awful lot of travels and meetings and things that probably weren't a big deal in the grand scheme of things. But still an interesting life story of the founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and his vision, and a little bit about some of the people groups he worked with, though I would have enjoyed more about that and less travelogue. This was a less violent story than some of the missionary biographies we'v...

This book is a wonderful short account of the life and legacy of the founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL). The book chronicles the absolutely amazing accomplishments of the Lord through William Cameron Townsend. I have read several accounts of the life of Theodore Roosevelt and thought him to have led the fullest life of accomplishment. Well, I have found his rival in Cam Townsend. Cam orchestrated the beginning, development and extension of the organiz...

It's hard to think of another individual who has had a more a dramatic impact on the global advancement of God's kindgdom than Cameron Townsend. From his first days of evangelizing and selling Spanish Bibles in Central America during WWI to his death in the 1980s, Townsend answered God's call to see the Scriptures translated into over 1,000 languages. From a linguistic standpoint alone, Townsend's pioneering work in writing down unwritten native languages, then teaching a few students to do so,

As my family has supported missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators for years, I had heard things about Townsend for a while. However, I really enjoyed getting to read this book about him.One of the things I really appreciated about him was his treatment of his wife, even though she had a mental illness that made her go into rages for no reason. They served together for years, and he seemed very devoted to her.It renewed my love for supporting those translating the scriptures and bringing th...

"If your God is so powerful, why can't he speak my language." That statement from a tribal Indian in Guatumala, led to the life portrayed in this great biography of Cameron Townsend, founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators. It is an amazing story of being faithful to the call and as a result thousands of people groups who never had a written language of their own now not only have one, but also have the Bible translated in their language.

This is an amazing book about how God used Cam in founding Wycliff Bible Translators and the people he met who helped him along the way. It was very encouraging reading about how much the Mexican president helped him and so many other people supported his work. Cam has such great vision that more than 500 languages were translated into Bibles. God has gifted him with the wonderful talent of being a linguist even though he wasn't able to finish college due to the war. Wonderful book!!

Cameron Townsend led an inspirational life as he strove to translate the Bible into as many languages as he could during his life. His love of God and other people is truly convicting. However, this book was one of the driest books I've ever read. I feel like a lot could have been condensed here and that would have made his testimony more impactful to the young reader with whom I was sharing this book.

I read this book with my wife and daughter as part of my daughter's third grade curriculum.This book was geared for young readers, so it was a fairly quick and easy read for an adult. I thoroughly enjoyed the adventure of Townsend's life, especially since it had purpose to it. Anybody who had an interest in Christian missions will enjoy and appreciate this book.

What a satisfying read! I just read Cameron Townsend to my children, and as always when we read one from this series, they wanted me to keep going till we finished. I’m always astounded at how they get into these books.Read my full review here.

eh?! get to the point. the story was good but the writing drowned a bit. if i had read it in a about fiften pages of the sum i might have enjoyed it, but some people LOVE writing insignifcant details.

Very good book about a man who played a vital role in seeing the Bible translated to millions. Fantastic determination and desire were key strengths of Cameron Townsend. I enjoyed the book, although not as much as some of the others I have read.

Cameron Townsend founded Wycliffe Bible Translators. He started in Central America, and his goal was to get New Testament Bibles translated into every language. Wycliffe has made great progress toward that goal.

Confusing, but still pretty good. Definitely not as good as their books about George Muller, or Mary Slessor for instance. When I say 'not as good' I mean the story wasn't of the same quality, but the facts are still very interesting!

Cameron Townsend's life is an amazing example of how God works out everything for the good of those who love Him and how He looks after every detail. Amazing!

It was very good. I especially enjoyed learning that he knew so many languages

Not so great, but had some interesting parts. He did a lot to educate native people in many countries!

Loved! A great book about the amazingness of God and how He worked through regular everyday people.

Wasn't that impressed. The writing was dry and although I appreciate what "Uncle Cam" did, this story of his life wasn't all that interesting.

It's really cool that this guy was a missionary, and I am happy that God did cool things in his life.Just a BBBOORRIINGG book!!

What a fantastic story. I commend it to anyone who is interested in engaging other cultures. I'm so glad that it was included in our curriculum for this year.

I can't believe Cam's daughter is still alive today!

I've been looking forward to reading this book, since we named our fifth child for Cameron Townsend. I cried at the end twice at the mention of how many Bibles have been translated by his organization. It was very interestingly written. So surreal how his missionary friend inexplicably drowned and his wife would rage at times. From a missionary's perspective, we would have some concerns about some of Wycliffe's emphases (of course, not Bible translation as an overarching goal). Also, I thought T...