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Janet Benge
While studying to be a minister, John Flynn longed to apply his training to help people in practical ways. Soon he discovered that his mission field was inside his own…
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Narrative biography of Mildred Cable, British Christian missionary who served with China Inland Mission from 1902 to 1936, first in the interior of China and later in the Gobi Desert…
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Recounts the story of Richard Wurmbrand, founder of Voice of the Martyrs, who because of his Christian faith and pastoral activities endured imprisonment, persecution, and torture in Communist Romania after…
The son of missionary parents, Paul Brand did not plan on becoming a doctor. After training as a builder, he was called by God into medicine and spent a lifetime…
John Newton’s life was in a downward spiral. Impressed into the Royal Navy, John clashed with his fellow seamen and even became a servant alongside slaves in West Africa. When…
A narrative biography of British missionary doctor Helen Roseveare (1925-2016). Roseveare served as a missionary doctor in the Belgian Congo, training nurses and overseeing the building of hospitals. She provided…
As a boy at boarding school in Great Britain, Norman would never have guessed where his life’s work would take him. After serving in World War I, he studied at…
Devoted to medical work in Africa, Albert Schweitzer was also a beacon of hope for a better future in war-ravaged Europe and was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. His impact…
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A biography of the man in easy-to-read English.
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John Smith: Foothold in the New World details the life and story of Englishman John Smith, the man who founded Jamestown. Thrown overboard, enslaved by the Turks, captured by pirates…
David Bussau grew up in New Zealand’s boys’ homes where expectations of the young men were grim. David shattered those expectations, emerging as an enterprising teenager running a rented hot…
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…
Without formal education or a missionary organization to back her, a housemaid from England dared to answer God’s call to China (1902-1970).
Cameron Townsend founded Wycliffe bible Translators with the dream of making the Good News available in every language. Today, Wycliffe has translated Scripture into hundreds of languages (1896-1982).
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…
Dios ciertamente iba a responder la oracin de esta escocesa ardiente y pelirroja. Por treinta y nueve aos, Mary Slessor demostrara su amor por las tribus inalcanzadas, a veces traicioneras…
Jim y Pete se dieron media vuelta y vieron a los aucas blandiendo sus mortferas lanzas, corriendo detrs de Nate, Ed y Roger. Jim permaneci al borde del ro con…
Cuando Lillian Trasher fund el primer orfanato de Egipto, algunos pensaron que una mujer estadounidense sola, sin recursos ni apoyo econmico, con seguridad sera asesinada, o se morira de hambre…
Cuando de nia viva a orillas del lago Washington, Betty Greene tena dos grandes pasiones: amor a Cristo y amor a la aviacin. Como joven piloto de WASP en la…
Jacob DeShazer, uno de los famosos aviadores de la Incursin Doolittle, los primeros en atacar Japn despus del bombardeo de Pearl Harbor, saba que se peligrosa misin tena pocas probabilidades…
George Washington Carver, un esclavo al que secuestraron siendo nio, encontr la libertad aprendiendo todo lo que poda del mundo a su alrededor. Sobreponindose a la pobreza y el racismo…
Gracias al favor del que disfrutaba el padre de William en la corte real britnica, todo lo que tena que hacer para obtener riquezas y privilegios era mostrarse como un…
Nacido en una familia afectuosa, Dietrich Bonhoeffer fue pastor, maestro telogo y espa. Se atrevi a denunciar la tribulacin que se apoder de Alemania cuando Adolf Hitler subi al poder…
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Klaus-Dieter John soaba con ser mdico misionero en tierras lejanas, y estaba dispuesto a hacer todo lo necesario–estudiar en las mejores universidades y practicar la ciruga en los lugares ms…
The oldest son of dairy farmers from Charlotte, North Carolina, young Billy Graham attended evangelical revival meetings that inspired him for the rest of his life. As an ordained minister…
A biography of the co-leader of the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark expedition into the unmapped American West, including his early life and the formation of the Corps of Discovery.
A biography of the man famous for his travels, and his discoveries.
From his early days living in small-town poverty, young Dutch Reagan’s thoughts were always on the future. Whether helping his family through financial hard times or doggedly pursuing opportunities reserved…
Heroes of History is a unique biography series that brings the shaping of history to life with the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course…
A biography of the twentieth-century English missionary doctor who started hospitals, fishermen’s cooperatives, schools, and an orphanage in the poor fishing communities of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Klaus-Dieter John dreamed of becoming a medical missionary in the developing world. He would do whatever it took – study in top universities and practice surgery in remote and dangerous…
Narrative biography of Elizabeth Fry, English Quaker and prison reformer –
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Thomas Edison: Inspiration and Hard Work details Edison’s rise from humble beginnings and his unceasing struggle to overcome obstacles. His genius and investigative methods shaped the future and continue to…
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.
Recounts the life story of the Englishwoman who financed her own overland trip to China to become a missionary.
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…
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…
A narrative biography of our sixteenth president, focusing on his impact on history and on the qualities of his character.
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…
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…
