His three marriages produced many children, at least six of whom died in infancy to the great sorrow of their parents. His third wife’s health was so shattered that she only barely outlived her husband, dying in great pain at only thirty-six years of age. His grief was at times nearly overwhelming. He was married three times, seeing two of his wives succumb to illness on the mission field. Judson suffered immensely through it all, and at times his biography is almost too painful to read. He would shape missions all throughout the world and inspire thousands of others to dedicate their lives to missionary work. He would write tracts that were produced in the millions, Burmese dictionaries and grammars that continue to influence the language today. It would take him many more years to produce a full translation of the Bible, but today that Bible is still in use and still a pillar within the Burmese Baptist churches. Though it would take him six years to see his convert, by the time he died there were thousands professing Christ. His great passions were to preach the gospel and to provide a Bible in the language of the Burmese people. He would serve in Burma for almost four decades and in all that time return to America only once and only briefly. In 1812 he set sail from America and arrived the next year in Burma (modern day Myanmar). Judson was the very first foreign missionary commissioned in the United States he proved to be one of the greatest. Sponsor Show Your Support Become a PatronĪdoniram Judson is the subject of an excellent new biography from Vance Christie, who has previously written works on Hudson Taylor, David Brainerd, and John and Betty Stam.
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