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Janet Benge,Geoff Benge
As an Olympic runner, a bombardier in the Army Air Corps, and a prisoner of war, Louis Zamperini was determined to thrive and survive. Never backing down from a challenge…
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In a twist that only God could orchestrate, this spirited young girl who grew up to become the most educated woman in the American South would ultimately find her calling…
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Known during the Civil War as the Angel of the Battlefield, remarkable Clara Barton risked everything to save countless lives on the frontlines of battle. Once a painfully timid child…
When Milton Hershey’s famous Hershey Bars debuted in 1905, few people knew of the hard work, dedication, and sacrifice preceding the triumph. Debt, lack of support, and fatigue had been…
Alan Shepard’s boyhood fascination with flight led him from constructing model airplanes in his grandfather’s basement to attaining national hero status in the race to space. Rooted in hard work…
A biography of the American pilot who served Christian missionaries in Ecuador’s jungles until his death at the hands of Auca Indians in 1956.
Although born into a devout Christian family, Clarence Jones wasn’t interested in religion. It was this Midwesterner’s ear for music that led him to play trombone at Chicago’s Moody Church…
A biography of the twentieth-century American missionary doctor to India who pioneered rural health care and the training of Indian women as doctors and nurses, and who founded Vellore Christian…
This popular series chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory. Entire…
Cuando se transform en un contrabandista de Dios, el intrpido Andrs van der Bijl ya estaba familiarizado con el riesgo. Siendo an un nio, colabor con la resistencia holandesa frente…
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William Carey, ‘the father of modern missions,’ displayed a single-minded determination to bring the gospel to the people of India (1761-1834). –Provided by publishe
The spiritual needs of the Muslim world, long neglected by Christian missionaries, came to the world’s attention again when Samuel Zwemer dedicated himself to the advancement of the gospel in…
Con el corazn de un explorador y la pasin de un evangelista, David Livingstone describi vastas e inexploradas regiones de frica y comparti el evangelio con aquellos que encontr en…
A biography of the man and his missions, written in simple English.
Once a kidnapped slave baby, George Washington Carver overcame poverty and racism to become an influential scientist.
From his earliest childhood, C.S. Lewis (1898 -1963) loved to hear and tell stories. Persuaded that stories could reveal the truth about the real world in a unique way, the…
A young World War II WASP pilot, Betty Greene helped to create the Mission Aviation Fellowship that today is a global ministry, operating over eighty aircraft in nineteen countries.
The life of missionary Elisabeth Elliot, who began working among the Auca Indians in South America after her husband’s death. Returning to the United States after many years as a…
Desde que pequeo soara con escribir Dios es amor en la luna para que toda las gentes del mundo pudieran leerlo, Loren Cunningham ha dedicado su vida a evangelizar el…
As a child growing up in Detroit, Ben Carson had a dream of becoming a physician, a dream that rose out of struggles with poverty, racism, and poor grades. As…
Relates events in the life of the Dutch woman who survived imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps to become a Christian missionary.
A biography of the Scottish missionary and runner who won a gold medal in the 1924 Olympics and went on to do missionary work in China.
With the heart of an explorer and the passion of an evangelist, David Livingstone mapped vast, unexplored areas of Africa, sharing the gospel with whomever he encountered.
Horrified by the poverty and suffering most people took for granted in industrial England, William Booth dedicated his life to bringing the gospel to the outcasts of society who would…
A narrative account of the life of William Bradford (1590-1657), a Separatist from England who became the governor of Plymouth Colony –Provided by publisher.
From the big woods of Wisconsin to the Indian country of the Great Plains, new adventures and landscapes filled the rich childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder. On a frontier steeped…
Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Driven by…
Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Sustained by…
Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Martyred in…
These exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories chronicle the lives of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory. Written specifically…
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A biography of Jacob DeShazer, an American soldier who became a prisoner of war after the Doolittle Raid–the first American attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor. Covers his time as…
Born into a loving family, Dietrich Bonhoeffer pursued a life as a pastor, teacher, theologian – and spy. He spoke out about the trouble in Germany when Adolph Hitler came…
A los seis aos, el ltigo enseo a Harriet lo que significaba ser una esclava. Cuando dijo que escapara al norte, los dems esclavos se burlaron de ella. No imaginaban…
Even death threats and the Civil War could not stop daring runaway slave Harriet Tubman (1820P1913) from conducting hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Orville Wright: The Flyer details the passion of Orville Wright and his brother Wilbur as they set out to solve the problem of flight. From experiments in their Dayton, Ohio…
Driven by love, sustained by faith and determination, this young woman from Northern Ireland defied the cruel barriers of India’s caste system (1867-1951).
These guides turn great adventure reading into an even greater learning experience. With international breadth and spiritual depth, they provide the Christian school teacher and homeschooling parent with countless ways…
A biography of the nineteenth-century English missionary who encouraged the growth of indigenous Christian missions throughout the Pacific islands.
With consistent historical depth and an engaging narrative style, the Heroes of History Series chronicles the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history.
Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! A pioneer…
A wealthy Irish girl rescuing children in India? An English maid preaching the gospel in China? An American pilot serving missionaries in Ecuador? Christian Heroes Then & Now chronicles the…
Pursuing his calling with singleness of vision, John Wesley (1703 -1791) defied the strength of angry mobs and longwithstanding traditions to offer the hope of Christ to millions of people…
A biography of the American missionary woman who founded an orphanage in Egypt in the early 1900s, when Egyptians were rebelling against their British overlords, and where she trusted God…
When young Rachel Saint (1914-1994) surrendered her life to God, she began an unimaginable journey that would span decades and radically transform a dying culture steeped in revenge. Against all…
