BOOKS BY DAVID JOANNES
Each entry in Faith for Firebrands: A 31-Day Devotional Inspired by the Life of C. T. Studd (2025), book 1 of The Mind of a Missionary Collection, helps you find your groove in God’s mission through the tone and writing style of missionary C. T. Studd. Find out more at www.faithforfirebrands.com
Each entry in That Lasting Joy: A 31-Day Devotional Inspired by the Life of Amy Carmichael (2025), book 2 of The Mind of a Missionary Collection, helps you find your groove in God’s mission through the tone and writing style of missionary Amy Carmichael. Find out more at www.thatlastingjoy.com
See the City: Hope for the Bruised, Battered, and Broken-Hearted (2023) contrasts the city of man with the city of God, helping you focus on your heavenly future. Inspired by a refugee girl in Myanmar with a dream to “see the city,” this book offers one-of-a-kind hope amidst pain and suffering. Find out more at www.seethecitybook.com
Glorious Hope: A Meditative Coloring Book for Adults and Teens | Based on See the City by David Joannes is the perfect companion to See the City is a 118-page coloring book filled with unique designs, inspiring quotes, encouraging Scripture verses, and meditative excerpts from See the City. This book will help you become more aware of the glorious hope God made you to experience. See more at www.seethecitybook.com
Gospel Privilege: The Unearned Advantage That’s Meant for Everyone (2021) helps you recognize the privilege of gospel access and provides the keys you need to unlock your full potential as an effective witness of God’s kingdom power. Find out more at www.gospelprivilege.com
The Mind of a Missionary: What Global Kingdom Workers Tell Us About Thriving on Mission Today (2018, Second Edition 2024) highlights missionary heroes–historical and modern-day Christians–who challenge us to join God’s redemptive mission. Find out more at www.themindofamissionary.com
The Mind of a Missionary Devotional: 31 Days of Daring Faith (2024) reveals how God uses seemingly ordinary people to achieve the extraordinary for His glory. These 31 inspirational accounts will ignite you to pursue God’s calling wherever it may lead. Find out more at www.themindofamissionary.com
The Space Between Memories: Recollections from a 21st Century Missionary (2016) highlights the last two decades of David Joannes’ missionary travels and the forming of Within Reach Global. Find out more at www.thespacebetweenmemories.com
MEET THE AUTHOR
David is the Founder/CEO of Within Reach Global and the author of The Space Between Memories (2016), The Mind of a Missionary (2018, 2024), The Mind of a Missionary (2024), Gospel Privilege (2021), See the City (2023), and the Glorious Hope coloring book (2023).
David has been involved in cross-cultural missionary work for two-and-a-half decades—15 years in China and 10 years in Thailand.
In 2008, David and his wife founded Within Reach Global Inc., a non-profit Christian mission organization focused on reaching unreached people groups in the 10/40 Window. He now oversees a growing number of foreign and indigenous missionary staff at Within Reach Global, headquartered in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
David is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and proficient in Tagalog and Thai. He lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with his wife and two daughters.