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"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 missionary,
Elliot became widely known as a Christian author and
speaker"--Provided by publisher.
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C.T. Studd (Paperback)
Geoff Benge, Janet Benge
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R297
R249
Discovery Miles 2 490
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"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 exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true
stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished
extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory. These
easy-to-read biographies are perfect for ages 10 to 100! Famous
cricket player C.T. Studd (1860-1931) pioneered mission work in the
interior of Africa.
Families will love going beyond the beloved bestselling Little
House books to discover the whole adventure-filled life of Laura
Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957). Content as a farmer's wife in Missouri,
one day at age sixty-one Laura put pen to paper and began to write
down some of the stories from her youth. She had no idea when she
started whether anyone would even want to read her stories. They
did--and she became the famous author of the quintessential
American saga known and loved by generations of American families:
Little House on the Prairie.
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.
A biography of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania and a Quaker advocate for justice and religious tolerance in Great Britain and the American colonies.
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Charles Mulli (Paperback)
Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
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R334
R290
Discovery Miles 2 900
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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 families will treasure each outstanding biography for
years to come.
"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! William Carey,
"the father of modern missions," displayed a single-minded
determination to bring the gospel to the people of India
(1761-1834).
"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 God's
provision. George Muller's vision of caring for orphans grew to
five large homes that ultimately over ten thousand children would
call home (1805-1898).
Missionary to China and Olympic runner who inspired the movie
"Chariots of Fire, Eric Liddell ran the race of faith (1902-1945).
Growing up in Greene County, Tennessee, Davy Crockett's education
came from the toil of hard labor. Working as a farm hand and wagon
driver, he learned about the people and the land of the West -- and
he was captivated. The untamed wilderness, the sound of wild
animals, and the roar of the river would be his destiny.
One of America's best-known folk heroes, Crockett served as a
frontiersman, a scout, a soldier, and a politician in the U.S.
Congress. He died defending the Alamo, a steadfast citizen and
heroic leader to the very end.
A story of Florence's mission to the Kanakas in Australia and the
Solomon Islands.
"Each true story in this series by outstanding authors Janet and
Geoff Benge is loved by adults and children alike. More Christian
Heroes: Then & Now biographies and unit study curriculum guides
are coming soon. Fifty-five books are planned, and thousands of
families have started their collections! Horrified by the poverty
and human misery in industrial England, General William Booth and
his Salvation Army brought the gospel and life-changing social
services to the outcasts of society (1829-1912).
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 Medical College and Hospital.
"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! for thirty-nine
years, this fiery mill worker from Scotland labored in love among
the unreached, often treacherous, tribes of Africa's Calabar region
(1848-1915).
"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 exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true
stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished
extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory. These
easy-to-read biographies are perfect for ages 10 to 100! Loren
Cunningham (1935- ) was only twenty when he first had the vision of
the waves--waves of young people announcing the Good News of Jesus
to the whole earth. But in 1955, a great gulf existed between young
people and the mission field. Loren's firm belief that nothing is
impossible for God took him into every nation on earth as his
vision became the reality of Youth With A Mission.
"Each true story in this series by outstanding authors Janet and
Geoff Benge is loved by adults and children alike. More Christian
Heroes: Then & Now biographies and unit study curriculum guides
are coming soon. Fifty-five books are planned, and thousands of
families have started their collections! After becoming the most
educated woman in the American South, Lottie Moon spent thirty-nine
years ministering in China. An annual missionary offering in her
name is still taken up today (1840-1912).
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 families will treasure each outstanding biography for
years to come.
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