The Life of Stephen Grellet

by: Stephen Grellet

The Life of Stephen Grellet (1772–1855), compiled from his own journals, memoirs, and letters, tells the deeply inspiring story of a life brought under the power of the gospel and entirely devoted to its service. Originally from France, his narrative begins with a narrow escape from the violent chaos of the French Revolution. And after recounting his remarkable conversion from an atheist to a devout disciple of Christ, he undertakes the detailed and affecting relation of his extensive travels in America and Canada, and his four missionary journeys to Europe and Asia. Throughout his many missionary expeditions, Grellet interacted with high and low. His reputation as a man who traveled in selfless love and goodwill to his fellow creatures made him a welcome guest among kings, emperors, and popes. But the greater portion of both his time and his heart was given up to “spend and be spent” for the souls and bodies of the poor, the sick, the lost, and the miserable. The Life of Stephen Grellet stands as a record of the constraining love of Christ—a love that not only called him into service, but sustained, refined, and employed him throughout his entire course. (Original title: Memoirs of the Life and Gospel Labours of Stephen Grellet)