Each true story in this series by outstanding authors Janet and Geoff Benge is loved by adults and children alike. More Christian Heroes : Then & ; Now biographies and unit study curriculum guides are coming soon. Fifty-five books are planned, and thousands of families have started their collections ! America’s first foreign missionary, Adoniram Judson was ignored, mocked, beaten, and tortured, yet he never lost sight of his goal to translate the Bible into the Burmese language (1788-1850).