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Evidence Not Seen
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‘As an American spy, you are worthy of death. ‘With that, he drew his finger across his throat then slapped the hilt of the sword at his side. All time froze around me…In terror I watched the man’s hand fold around the iilt of the sword…This is the true story of a young American missionary woman’s courage and triumph of faith in the jungles of New Guinea and her four years in a notorious Japanese prison camp. Never to see her husband again, she was forced to sign a confession to a crime she did not commit and face the executioner’s sword only to be miraculously spared.
Passion For Souls (Deluxe)
Original price was: $18.99.$17.13Current price is: $17.13.Read moreDwight Lyman Moody was the greatest evangelist of the 19th century. In the pre-television era, he traveled more than one million miles to preach the gospel to more than 100 million people. Although equipped with just four years of formal schooling, Moody launched ministries in education and publishing that remain vital and fruitful today. Moody had a passion for souls.
Yet with all of his accomplishments for God, D. L. Moody remained a humble man. His greatest riches were found in the love of his Lord and the souls that had been changed for the glory of God. In these pages, today’s believers will find a model of biblical passion, vision, and commitment. Lyle Dorsett reveals the heart of this great evangelist, recounting his life and realistically probing his strengths, weaknesses, virtues, faults, triumphs, struggles and motivations to find a man after God’s own heart,
Adoniram Judson : A Grand Purpose
Original price was: $8.99.$6.99Current price is: $6.99.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.Add to cartWorld 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.
Mary Slessor : Courage In Africa
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While working in a cotton mill in Scotland, Mary Slessor (1848-1915) longed to be a missionary. God answered her prayers by calling her to the unreached, often dangerous tribes of Africa’s Calabar region.William Carey : Bearer Of Good News
Original price was: $8.99.$6.99Current price is: $6.99.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.$6.99Current price is: $6.99.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.
William Carey : Obliged To Go
Original price was: $9.99.$5.99Current price is: $5.99.Read more1. Sailing Away Without Him
2. The Flitting
3. The Apprentice
4. Among The Dissenters
5. A Miserable Enthusiast
6. I Will Go
7. Bad News, Good News
8. A Course To India
9. On Indian Soil
10. Into The Sunderbans
11. Mudnabatti
12. Spies !
13. Sitting Together With The Missionaries
14. Professor
15. Rebuild And Replace
16. Growing Pains
17. Say Nothing About William Carey
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William Carey watched from the dock as the magnificent sailing ship headed for the English Channel without him. Tears filled his eyes, and deep disappointment filled his heart. What woould he tell the missionary society ? So much work awaited him half a world away.
William’s amazing journey to India would prove to be just the beginning of a missionary quest filled with hardship and heartache as well as tremendous victories.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.$6.50Current price is: $6.50.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
4. Certain Guests
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
12. Number 66730
13. Passed Inspection
14. Out From Under The Grip
15. Help, Hope, And HealingAdditional Info
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.Add to cartThis 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.
