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While students at Moody Bible Institute, John and Betty Stam felt God's call to the mission field of China, where within a few years they were arrested by hostile Communist soldiers, held for ransom, and then beheaded. Though their mission was brief, Christie shows that their courage led hundreds of other young men and women to volunteer for missionary service.
Christian heroes ? George Muller, Corrie ten Boom, Billy Graham etc. Stories of day to day living Lessons of forgiveness, adversity, prayer etc God's transforming grace
Missionary to Native Americans Struggled with depression Had a short but deeply impacting life
Some of the best-loved heroines of the Christian faith Engaging narratives with rich historical detail Devotion to Christ and sacrificial service in His kingdom
Part of the History Makers Series Adoniram Judson was America's first foreign missionary An inspirational story to thousands
Explore the life and impact of Andrew Murray Latest addition to the History Maker series Inspirational story of a faithful servant
Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) founded the China Inland Mission and was Chinas most influential missionary. Biographer Vance Christie chronicles his conversion, mission philosophy and five decades of service.
David Livingstone was one of the most consequential individuals who lived in the nineteenth century. An unpretentious Scottish missionary doctor, explorer and abolitionist, he opened the door for Christianity in southern Africa. Vance Christie's biography is the most comprehensive and accurate ever written about Livingstone. During his lifetime he was a hero in Britain and beyond, and gained a degree of respect, trust,appreciation and even affection with many African people. He was a man who overcame many deprivations and discouragements, and displayed the utmost measure of courage, self-control, faith, wisdom and ingenuity. Christie takes a balanced look at Livingstone's amazing achievements, but also at his very real flaws. This gripping in-depth biography is a must-read insight into a fascinating man.
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From early childhood, Hudson Taylor (1832--1905) dreamed of becoming a missionary in China. Though he would struggle with his faith throughout his youth, by age seventeen he had settled his spiritual issues and acknowledged God's call to the mission field. In China, Taylor took the unusual step of adopting native garb, which helped him earn the respect of many Chinese. Depending entirely on God for his financial support and for protection from hostile elements of Chinese society, Taylor lead a work that eventually became the China Inland Mission, which laid the groundwork for much of that nation's modern-day Christianity.