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Adoniram Judson : A Grand Purpose
Original price was: $8.99.$4.76Current price is: $4.76.Add to cartHeroes for Young Readers introduces younger children to the lives of Christian heroes! Whether reading for themselves or being read to, children love the captivating rhyming poems and unforgettable color illustrations of the Heroes for Young Readers series. Beautifully illustrated.
When Adoniram Judson (1788-1950) discovered for himself that God’s love is real and His Word is true, he and his wife, Ann, risked everything to share God’s great love with the people of Burma.1 Woman Against The Reich
Original price was: $17.99.$13.99Current price is: $13.99.Read moreWorld War 2 Germany. It was a a desperate and dangerous place where evil had bullied its way into power and controlled the daily lives of almost every individual. But not all.
One Woman Against the Reich chronicles the true story of Maria Ziefles’s struggle to raise her children free from the hated filled grip of the Nazi regime. It is a powerful portrayal of the courage of the enticements and assaults of a hostile culture.
And it’s a struggle that continues today. Our secular culture, filled with enticing messages and explicit images, applies relentless pressure on our kids. If you’re tempted to give up and give in, you’ll find encouragement and strength in this inspiring story of how God, who is greater than any culture or government, honors the commitments of those who are faithful to Him.
And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him. Psalms 37:40Then Sings My Soul
Original price was: $22.99.$13.99Current price is: $13.99.Add to cartThe Favorite and Most Loved Hymn Stories!
Rob Morgan’s inimitable style will help people reacquaint themselves with the hymns of the faithful. His goal is to keep these traditional hymns vital and meaningful to all generations.
Don’t look for a dry recounting of boring stories. These devotional-style stories will show the emotion and drama behind the hymns of faith that have changed many lives throughout history — the people whose faith led them to write these wonderful hymns and the people whose faith was affected by reading, hearing, and singing the songs. Designed to be personally reflective, these stories will speak to your soul and add depth and meaning as you worship God through song.
William Carey : Bearer Of Good News
Original price was: $8.99.$4.76Current price is: $4.76.Add to cartHeroes for Young Readers introduces younger children to the lives of Christian heroes! Whether reading for themselves or being read to, children love the captivating rhyming poems and unforgettable color illustrations of the Heroes for Young Readers series. Beautifully illustrated
William Carey (1791-1834) dedicated his life to bringing the Good News to people who had never heard it. Leaving his familiar life in England, William sailed to India on a missionary quest.Amy Carmichael : Rescuing The Children
Original price was: $8.99.$4.76Current price is: $4.76.Add to cartHeroes for Young Readers introduces younger children to the lives of Christian heroes! Whether reading for themselves or being read to, children love the captivating rhyming poems and unforgettable color illustrations of the Heroes for Young Readers series. Beautifully illustrated.
Amy Carmichael’s (1867-1951) legacy of rescuing hundreds of women and children, first in Irish slums and then in India, is a stunning reminder of the impact of one person who fears God and nothing else.Mary Slessor : Forward Into Calabar
Original price was: $9.99.$6.50Current price is: $6.50.Read moreMary Slessor pondered David Livingstone’s words, I don’t care where we go as long as we go forward. I’m not going anywhere, Mary mused. I’m twenty-seven years old. I work in a cotton mill twelve hours a day. God, Mary prayed, send me somewhere, anywhere, just send me to be a missionary.
God would indeed answer the prayer of the fiery, red-haired woman from Scotland. For thirty-nine years, Mary Slessor would labor in love among the unreached, often treacherous, tribes of Africa’s Calabar region. Braving sickness, danger, and death on all sides, Mary became the cherished White Ma to entire tribes. Her faith, steadfastness, and pioneering spirit brought her beloved adopted people their first brilliant, contrasting example of the life and freedom found in Jesus Christ.
Mary Slessor’s story in an ageless epic of a woman who would stop at nothing to reach the lost with the life-giving gospel of Christ. (1848-1915).
This best-selling, missionary biography series – Christian Heroes: Then & Now – 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.
Jim Elliot : One Great Purpose
Original price was: $11.99.$6.90Current price is: $6.90.Read moreA NEW STANDARD HAS BEEN SET IN CHRISTIAN BIOGRAPHY!
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose
Jim and Pete turned to see the Auca men, their deadly spears raised, running toward Nate, Ed, and Roger. Jim stood in the river, his hand on his pistol. Should he defend himself? He already knew the answer. Each man had promised the others that he would not save himself by killing those they had sought out in Jesus’ name.
Jim Elliot and his coworkers surrendered their lives in Ecuador’s jungle, trusting that their sacrifice would not be in vain. Decades later, this dramatic event has challenged countless Christians to live with one great purpose: to bring the gospel to those who have never heard. (1927-1956).
This best-selling, missionary biography series – Christian Heroes: Then & Now – 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.
George Muller : The Guardian Of Bristols Orphans
Original price was: $9.99.$5.29Current price is: $5.29.Add to cartGod has given me a mission field right here, and I will live and die in it. George Muller stared at the beggar girl. She was no older than five and was piggybacking her little brother. Her mother had died in the cholera epidemic sweeping England. Her father had never returned from the mines. Standing in the muddy street, this little girl gave a face to Bristol’s countless orphans.
With scarcely enough food or money for his own family, George Muller opened his heart and home. Sustained by God’s provision, the Muller house Breakfast Club of thirty orphans grew to five large houses that ultimately over ten thousand children would call home.
George Muller trusted God with a depth rarely seen. His faith and generosity set a standard for Christians of all generations. (1805-1898).
This best-selling, missionary biography series – Christian Heroes: Then & Now – 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.
Corrie Ten Boom
Original price was: $11.99.$6.90Current price is: $6.90.Add to cart1. Judenhilfe !
2. A Very Modern Invention
3. The Prime Minister Is A Fool
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5. The Secret Room
6. The Window Washer
7. The Secret Was Safe
8. A Privileged Family
9. The Clocks At The Beje Are Safe
10. The Reading
11. The Word Struck Terror
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13. Passed Inspection
14. Out From Under The Grip
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The harsh lights stung Corrie’s blackened eyes as she entered the Gestapo-controlled police station in Haarlem. How true her elderly father’s words had been that quiet evening before Hitler’s madness descended on Holland, Germany will invade Holland. We will lose. God help all those in Holland who do not call on His name .
Suddenly, Corrie’s ordered life was lost in the insanity of war. With bravery and compassion, her family and countless other Dutch citizens risked everything to extend God’s hand to those innocents marked for certain execution in a world gone mad.Gladys Aylward : The Adventure Of A Lifetime
Original price was: $11.99.$6.90Current price is: $6.90.Read moreThis is the powerful story of Gladys Aylward. Without formal education or a missionary organization to back her, Gladys raised her own finances for the overland trip that would bring her to the country and people that God had etched so deeply on her heart…. China!
What follows is an amazing adventure of faith and determination. Gladys Aylward, a housemaid from England, dared to trust God in the face of dire and seemingly hopeless circumstances. Her amazing adventure of faith and determination is one of the truly great missionary stories of our era (1902-1970).
This best-selling, missionary biography series – Christian Heroes: Then & Now – 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.
Amy Carmichael : Rescuer Of Precious Gems
Original price was: $11.99.$6.90Current price is: $6.90.Add to cartAmy Carmichael’s life was marked by simple, determined obedience to God, regardless of circumstance or consequences. Her story and legacy are stunning reminders of the impact of one person who will fear God and nothing else.
Driven by love and compassion, and sustained by faith and determination, Amy Carmichael defied the cruel barriers of India’s caste system. The story of this young woman from Northern Ireland is a brilliant, sparkling example of God’s love generously poured out to the least of these among us.
Nate Saint : On A Wing And A Prayer
Original price was: $9.99.$6.50Current price is: $6.50.Read moreSeven-year-old Nate Saint peered wide-eyed over the cockpit of his older brother Sam’s Challenger biplane. The eastern Pennsylvania countryside was spread out neatly below him like a fine tablecloth. Nate was determined to remember every moment of this first high-flying adventure.
Flying soon captured Nate’s heart. His air-service ministry to isolated missionaries put him on a path of destiny that would ultimately end with a final airplane flight with four missionary friends to the Palm Beach landing strip in the jungles of Ecuador.
The men’s lives given that day not only opened a door to the gospel for the unreached Aucas; it has been said that possibly no single event of the twentieth century awakened more hearts to God’s call to serve in missions. (1923-1956).
This best-selling, missionary biography series – Christian Heroes: Then & Now – 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.
George Muller : Faith To Feed Ten Thousand
Original price was: $8.99.$4.76Current price is: $4.76.Add to cartHeroes for Young Readers introduces younger children to the lives of Christian heroes! Whether reading for themselves or being read to, children love the captivating rhyming poems and unforgettable color illustrations of the Heroes for Young Readers series. Beautifully illustrated
George Mnller (1805-1898) opened an orphanage in Bristol, England, trusting God to provide for the orphans’ needs. By the time George was old, God had shown himself faithful to ten thousand children.If I Perish
Original price was: $14.99.$12.49Current price is: $12.49.Add to cartRemarkable story of the savage persecuation of Christian in Korea during World War II, Ahn E. Sook stood alone among thousands of kneeling people. Her bold defiance of the tyrannical demand to bow to pagan Japanese shrines condemned her to a living death in the filth and degradation of a Japanese prison. This brave woman remained faithful to Christ in the face of brutality, oppression, and ruthlessness of her captors. The story of how she won many of her fellow prisoners to Christ, in the most deplorable conditions, is an inspirtation to all.
Out Of Egypt
Original price was: $16.99.$9.00Current price is: $9.00.Add to cartFor many years Jeanette was an active lesbian.
When, as a result of her new-found faith, she realized the need to change her lifestyle, she could find little immediate help. This book is the result of her five-year walk away from lesbianism. Through it she wants to provide a practical tool which can guide others towards the Promised Land of freedom in Christ.Her careful and honest teaching will prove invaluable not only to Christians struggling with lesbianism, but also to pastors, counselors and family members seeking greater understanding.
