10 notable Christian ministry leaders, influencers who died in 2023
Sarah Young – Aug. 31, 2023
Sarah Young, a Presbyterian missionary who was the bestselling author of the popular and influential devotional Jesus Calling and other works, died at age 77.
Young served as a missionary alongside her husband in Australia and Japan through the group Mission for the World, before having her 365-day devotional Jesus Calling first published in 2004.
The devotional would go on to sell tens of millions of copies and led to the publication of other works, including the 2021 prayer devotional Jesus Listens, devotionals for kids, Bible storybooks and journals.
Laura Minchew, senior vice president of the Children’s and Gift Book Group at HarperCollins, was quoted as saying that Young “was a dear friend who will be deeply missed.”
“Through nearly 20 years of publishing with Sarah, I had a firsthand seat at seeing millions of lives changed through the Jesus Calling books,” Minchew said in a statement.
“Her books have met people in their darkest hours, taught children about Jesus, and changed lives for eternity. Knowing Sarah professionally and personally has been the privilege of a lifetime.”
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