The bulk of the book is a summary biography of David Brainerd, and then the pulling together of what is known about his younger brother John's life and ministry. Then, the appendices give some comment/thematic observations.
It's a little volume, and doesn't take long to read. The lasting takeaway is that God does in fact give men delight in himself, devoted holiness, longing for the eternal world, and tireless zeal and effort for God's glory and perishing souls in this world. How He might use that, with what fruit, and for how long is His inscrutable business.
I doubt that you will be blown away by the fruit in terms of numbers or lasting effect. But I was blown away by how few ministers I have known of the stripe of these two brothers, and of my own defects by comparison.
So long as your takeaway is that we belong to, and believe in, the same God of grace, I think this will be a profitable read for you. Would that He would give us to cling to Him for that grace, and not let go until He blesses us.
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