Description: *Award of Distinction - The Gospel Coalition 2025 Book Awards (Children's Category)
Can a baby really stop a war?
Journey by canoe into the jungles of New Guinea and discover a colorful village hidden high in the trees.
Perfect Peace Child tells the true story of how God used the Sawi people's own tradition--giving a baby to make peace--to show them that Jesus is God's Peace Child. That's when their hearts began to change.
This book invites children to see how God's love brings deep-down-forever peace anywhere in the world.
Brief description: Steve was raised in Indonesia, where his parents took the gospel to a jungle tribe. His father's missionary classic Peace Child documents the story. Steve and his wife, Arlene, returned to Southeast Asia in 1986 to lead a network of church planting teams. Since 1999, Steve has served as president of Pioneers-USA. Over 400 Pioneers teams currently impact nearly 500 people groups worldwide. The Richardsons have four daughters and a growing number of grandchildren. Steve is also the author of Is the Commission Still Great? and Not on Board.