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The fascinating stories of these fifty girls who were used by God
will inspire young readers. The stories of Helen Roseveare, Corrie
Ten Boom, Joni Eareckson and many others are brought to life by
award-winning author Irene Howat. Each book contains the stories of
ten girls who grew up to be used by God in amazing ways. Readers
will not only be amazed at the bravery, cleverness and faith of
these girls, but will be inspired to look to the God who worked
through each of them. The books contain ten easy to read chapters
of equal length. Each character's chapter begins with an incident
or memory from their childhood, reminding the reader that people
who grew up to do amazing things were once children just like them.
The chapters have a fact file, a keynote, a think spot and a prayer
to help think through and apply what has been learned in the
chapter. The books also conclude with a quiz to see how much the
reader remembers. This box set contains all five Ten Girls books in
a cardboard slipcase. The set includes Ten Girls Who Changed the
World (Isobel Kuhn; Mary Slessor; Joni Eareckson; Corrie Ten Boom;
Evelyn Brand; Gladys Aylward; Jackie Pullinger; Amy Carmichael;
Elizabeth Fry; and Catherine Booth) Ten Girls Who Used Their
Talents (Anne Lawson; Selina Countess of Huntingdon; Mildred Cable;
Katie Ann Mackinnon; Sarah Edwards; Patricia St John; Helen
Roseveare; Harriet Beecher Stowe; Mary Verghese; and Maureen
McKenna) Ten Girls Who Made History (Mary Jane Kinnaird; Emma
Dryer; Florence Nightingale; Lottie Moon; Ida Scudder; Jeanette Li;
Henrietta Mears; Bessie Adams; Betty Greene; and Elisabeth Elliot)
Ten Girls Who Didn't Give In (Blandina; Perpetua; Lady Jane Grey;
Anne Askew; Lysken Dirks; Marion Harvey; Margaret Wilson; Judith
Weinberg; Betty Stam; and Esther John) Ten Girls Who Made a
Difference (Monica of Thagaste; Katherine Luther; Susanna Wesley;
Ann Judson; Maria Taylor; Susannah Spurgeon; Bethan Lloyd-Jones;
Edith Schaeffer; Sabina Wurmbrand; and Ruth Bell Graham) The
Lightkeepers introduces readers aged 8-12 to the enjoyment of
reading Christians biographies. The series also includes Ten Boys
Who Changed the World; Ten Boys Who Used Their Talents; Ten Boys
Who Made History; Ten Boys Who Didn't Give In; Ten Boys Who Made a
Difference; and Lightkeepers Boys Box Set.
The exciting tales of these fifty boys who were used by God will
inspire young readers. The stories of Billy Graham, C.S. Lewis,
Martin Luther and many others are brought to life by award-winning
author Irene Howat. Each book contains the stories of ten boys who
grew up to be used by God in amazing ways. Readers will not only be
amazed at the bravery, cleverness and faith of these boys, but will
be inspired to look to the God who worked through each of them. The
books contain ten easy to read chapters of equal length. Each
character's chapter begins with an incident or memory from their
childhood, reminding the reader that people who grew up to do
amazing things were once children just like them. The chapters have
a fact file, a keynote, a think spot and a prayer to help think
through and apply what has been learned in the chapter. The books
also conclude with a quiz to see how much the reader remembers.
This box set contains all five Ten Boys books in a cardboard
slipcase. The set includes: Ten Boys Who Changed the World (Brother
Andrew; John Newton; Billy Graham; Eric Liddell; William Carey;
David Livingstone; Nicky Cruz; Adoniram Judson; George Muller; and
Luis Palau) Ten Boys Who Used Their Talents (Wilfred Grenfell; C.S.
Lewis; James Clerk Maxwell; Ghillean Prance; Paul Brand; Johann
Sebastian Bach; Samuel Morse; George Washington Carver; C.T. Studd;
and John Bunyan) Ten Boys Who Made History (Samuel Rutherford; John
Owen; Jonathan Edwards; George Whitefield; Robert Murray McCheyne;
Dwight L. Moody; Billy Sunday; Charles H. Spurgeon; Aiden W. Tozer;
and Martyn Lloyd-Jones) Ten Boys Who Didn't Give In (Polycarp;
Alban; Sir John Oldcastle; Thomas Cranmer; George Wishart; James
Chalmers' Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Nate Saint; Ivan Moiseyev; and
Graham Staines) Ten Boys Who Made a Difference (Augustine of Hippo;
Jan Hus; Martin Luther; Ulrich Zwingli; William Tyndale; Hugh
Latimer; John Calvin; John Knox; Lord Shaftesbury; and Thomas
Chalmers) The Lightkeepers introduces readers aged 8-12 to the
enjoyment of reading Christians biographies. The series also
includes Ten Girls Who Changed the World; Ten Girls Who Used Their
Talents; Ten Girls Who Made History; Ten Girls Who Didn't Give In;
Ten Girls Who Made a Difference; and Lightkeepers Girls Box Set.
How about going on a fact-finding expedition? This journey will
take you into the past and the future by introducing you to the
magnificent, amazing, fascinating Bible! Discover the names of
Jesus and what the word 'Bible' means while following the life of
Jesus from his birth through to his death and resurrection. Each of
the devotions has a Bible Promise for you to read. Throughout the
book, find out the questions Chloe has for you to answer, the facts
that Abbi has for you to learn, and the activities that Zac has for
you to do.
Would you like to make a difference? These ten boys grew up to do
just that - but first they had to change the church. How did God
change them? Augustine discovered the love of God and changed the
way we think; Knox focused on God's word and told his country the
truth; Luther rediscovered God's truth and gave it to ordinary
people; Calvin realized that salvation was a gift from God and not
a reward for what he did; Tyndale longed to print the Bible in a
language that everyone would understand; Latimer urged people to
read the Bible for themselves and made enemies as a result; Hus
taught that God is in charge of the church and the world; Zwingli
challenged people to obey God's word in every area of their lives;
Chalmers called the church to show Christ's compassion to the poor
and Shaftesbury pushed the church into making Christ's love a
living reality for everyone.
Isobel Kuhn questioned whether God even existed. Mary Slessor grew
up in a slum with an alcoholic father. Joni Eareckson broke her
neck during a diving accident and Corrie Ten Boom just lived with
her family in a little watch shop in Harlaam, Holland. What is so
special about these girls and how did they change their world?
Isobel Kuhn believed in God and then obeyed his call to travel to
Asia to tell the Lisu people about God. Mary Slessor, put herself
through evening classes and eventually became one of the first
white women to venture into the interior of Africa. Joni Eareckson
struggled through her treatment and endless hospital visits to
become the inspiration to many Christians. Corrie Ten Boom spent
most of her life just living in Holland until the Nazis started
killing the Jews. Corrie Ten Boom put her life on the line to save
the lives of many Jews in the hiding place, a hidden room behind
her wardrobe in a little watch shop in Haarlem, Holland.Mary
Slessor (Missionary in Africa), Corrie Ten Boom (hid Jews in Nazi
Germany), Granny Brand (Missionary in India), Joni Eareckson,
Gladys Aylward (Missionary in China), Jackie Pullinger (Missionary
in Hong Kong), Amy Carmichael (Missionary in India), Elisabeth Fry
(Worked among the sick, prisoners and homeless), Catherine Booth
(CoFounder of The Salvation Army) and Isobel Kuhn (Missionary in
Asia).
'You could become the greatest living painter. Your paintings would
be treasured for ever.' Those were the words Lilias Trotter heard
from John Ruskin, one of the world's most established art critics.
She had to make a choice between her talent and her calling. Both
were gifts from God. In May 1879 Lilias knew what she should do.
God's work for Lilias was in the desert land of Algeria. Palm trees
and camels replaced lampposts and horse drawn carriages. The desert
was her home, its people her friends and its Creator her reason for
life.
The story of a Scottish minister and his wife in Africa - the
precursors to David Livingstone. With a sword, a shovel, a Bible,
and great courage, Robert used the skills he had learned growing up
in a Scottish village to translate the Bible into Tswana and to
share God's love with Africa.
Growing up in communist Romania in the 1980s to atheist parents,
Balazs never even heard Christianity spoken about. However, this
was not the end of his story. Qualified for Heaven tracks his
journey to Christ from meeting some Christian girls in school to
wrestling with his need for cleansing and forgiveness. Written for
youths, but encouraging to all!
Even when Adoniram abandoned his belief in God and travelled far
from him loving family, God had plans to bring him home and then
send him to the other side of the world - to Burma. He was to
become America's first overseas missionary - a story brimful of
romance, intrigue and some dangerous pirates.
Lightkeepers; The internationally bestselling series from an
awardwinning biographer. The ten girls include Harriet Beecher
Stowe, Mildred Cable, Sarah Edwards, Annie Lawson, Maureen McKenna,
Katie Ann Mackinnon, Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, Helen
Roseveare, Patricia St. John and Mary Verghese. What can you do for
God? These ten girls grew up to become successful women. The two
things they have in common is that they all put to good use the
talents and gifts they had and they all believed that God had given
them to be used. Helen used her skills as a doctor to bring the
truth about Jesus to Africa; Maureen learnt to drive a bus and then
she fed the homeless; Annie used her technical skills to keep
aircraft in the air; Harriet wrote a book that changed society;
Sarah enabled her husband to change a nation; Selina's influence
and intelligence helped the persecuted and preserved the church;
Mildred used her adventurous spirit to spread God's word; Katie
Anns compassion rescued babies; Patricia brought Christian fiction
to the masses and Mary showed that disability was no barrier to
caring for others.
These ten boys grew up to become men who didn't give in. Living as
a Christian for them was difficult but they chose to do the right
thing instead of the easy thing. Would you give in or would you
resist?Polycarp was freed from slavery but then gave up his freedom
for Christ; Alban was in danger from Roman soldiers but still would
not bow down to their gods; John Oldcastle's home was a hiding
place, but he would not hide his faith; Cranmer was afraid of death
but ended up showing courage; George Wishart was thrown in prison
but kept on preaching about Jesus; James Chalmers brought the Bible
to cannibals whatever the dangers; Dietrich Bonhoffer lived when
people were frightened of speaking out but he would not be silent;
Nate Saint flew into danger but knew it was worth it; Ivan Moiseyev
obeyed his commanders but still put God first; Graham Staines lived
to help leprosy patients, but died because he loved Jesus. In a
world where we give in too easily - be inspired by those who
didn't!
These ten girls grew up to become women who didn't give in. Living
as a Christian for them was difficult. They chose to do the right
thing instead of the easy thing. Would you give in or would you
resist?Blandina became a Christian and then a martyr; Perpetua was
forced to give up her child and then died in a Roman amphitheatre;
Lady Jane Grey did as she was told but in the end would not deny
her Lord; Anne Askew lost her home and family but never lost her
faith; Lysken Dirks loved her young husband but they both loved
Jesus first; Marion Harvey discovered the joy of following Christ
and followed him to the end; Margaret Wilson became an outlaw for
Jesus but obeyed God whatever the cost; Judith Weinberg loved the
Lord although it cost her life; Betty Stam's life was full of
danger but she lived for Jesus through and through; Esther John
gave her life to Christ and died for him. In a world where we give
in too easily - be inspired by those who didn't!
Jim Elliot had a loving wife, a beautiful little girl, and a reason
for real joy. God had called him to bring the good news of Jesus
Christ to the Auca Indians. The love of Christ not only thrilled
him, but gave him peace. Jim would spend the rest of his life
bringing Jesus to the lost Aucas ... but the rest of Jim's life was
only a matter of months. Persecution and death are a reality for
many Christians today. Jim Elliot and four other young men died in
the middle of doing God's work. The very people they had come to
rescue came out against them with machetes and clubs. But Jim had
realised for quite some time what serving God really meant. There
is nothing that is worth more than Jesus - not even your life. 'He
is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot
lose.' This is the story of Jim's love for a fighting people and of
his fight for a loving God. When his life ended, the work went on
and many of the Auca Indians today have the same reason that Jim
Elliot had for real joy. Includes: Thinking Further Topics Timeline
Map
Isobel Kuhn wasn't always a missionary - she wasn't always a
Christian. Her teachers discouraged a belief in God and promoted
evolution. Isobel sometimes doubted whether there was anybody there
at all to hear her prayers. "They don't go beyond the ceiling you
know," she once said to her father who was desperately praying for
his young daughter. Isobel even considered suicide once but the
thought of her parents' heartache stopped her. Discover what
brought this questioning, antagonistic teenager from doubts to
faith in Christ. Find out how she affected the lives of countless
people on the mission field of China and Thailand. This stirring
and challenging story of faith is a role model to young people
everywhere.
At fifteen years of age, May Nicholson was an alcoholic and had
even suffered an overdose-induced coma. In her local town of
Paisley, Scotland, she became a notorious fighting drunkard. But
May's story is one of transformation through God's extravagant
love! It will move you to tears, to laughter and to prayer. God
brought her through terrible times to find faith and hope. Read
May's story and you will discover that - whatever your
circumstances, whatever your needs, whatever your addictions - you
too are precious to God!
These Christian stalwarts were once young boys playing games,
learning from mistakes and growing up in quite a different world.
But was it that different? Irene Howat has researched the lives of
these men of God and draws out lessons we can all relate to,
especially youngsters today. Charles Spurgeon (Preacher and
Writer); Jonathan Edwards (Revival Preacher and missionary); Samuel
Rutherford (Westminster Confession of Faith; Preacher); D L Moody
(Evangelist and Children's Worker); Martin Lloyd Jones (Physician
and Preacher); A W Tozer (Preacher and Writer); John Owen (Preacher
and Writer); Robert Murray McCheyne (Preacher and Mission worker);
Billy Sunday (Sportsman and Evangelist); George Whitfield (Revival
Preacher and Orphanage founder). Find out how Samuel showed people
that love works better than fear; John made friends with powerful
rulers and humble craftsmen; Jonathan helped the Iroquois Indians
and then was asked to teach at Princeton; George preached Salvation
to thousands and saved the lives of children; Robert lost his
brother but found Jesus; Dwight sold shoes in a shop and then
taught children in a caravan; Billy played professional baseball
and then preached the gospel; Charles became a Christian in a
snowstorm and then told the world about Jesus; Aiden rescued orphan
lambs and then he was saved by Jesus; Martyn became a doctor but
found a better medicine for souls.
The outback in Australia is one of the wildest places there is; yet
humans and animals survive in this hostile environment. Kangaroos
wallabys emus all live and thrive alongside ranchers and merino
sheep swagmen and dingoes. In the shadow of the great Uluru or
Ayres rock tourists and wild animals bake in the hot sun. People
dig for gold and other treasures but the greatest treasure we can
find anywhere is the word of God and the truth it tells us about
God our Creator and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Would you like to make a difference? These ten girls grew up to do
just that. Susannah's children changed their country; Monica's son
changed the church; Ann's romance taught Burma about the love of
Christ; Edith was used by God to change a continent; Katherine
escaped from oppression and changed her world; Susie listened to a
preacher and then published the gospel herself; Bethan met a doctor
and then helped to heal people's souls; Maria lost her parents but
found China; Sabrina was imprisoned for her faith and then fought
to set other Christians free; Ruth began her life in China but
eventually God took her in a mission round the world.Read this book
and find out what God wants you to do.
George Muller was a thief when he was younger and spent time in
jail for his crimes. Brother Andrew grew up in Holland during the
second World War and played tricks on German soldiers. Nicky Cruz
grew up in a family where spirit worship was a regular occurrence.
He became a very angry young man, out to cause trouble. John Newton
was captured at a young age and forced to join Her Majesty's Navy,
leaving his friends and family behind. What happened to these young
boys and how did God make them into men who changed their world?
Read how George Muller was finally trusted with millions of pounds.
Discover how Brother Andrew grew up to be a smuggler of Bibles.
Read how Nicky Cruz was rescued from self-destruction and
eventually went on to begin one of the largest youth organisations
reaching out to hurt and confused young people throughout the
world. David Livingstone (Missionary in Africa) Nicky Cruz
(Evangelist) Brother Andrew (Smuggler for God in Communist
Countries) George Muller (Founder of Children's Homes) William
Carey (Missionary in India) John Newton (Minister and reformer)
Adoniram Judson (Missionary in Burma) Billy Graham (Evangelist)
Luis Palau (Evangelist) Eric Liddell (Athlete and Missionary in
China)
Jessie McFarlane wanted to have a deeper, more real Christian life
- "teach me to pray" she begged God continually. She had been
inspired by hearing Donald Coggan (1909-2000) say at his
enthronement as Archbishop of Canterbury, that "whether you're a
housewife baking a cake or being crowned as archbishop, it is all
for the glory of God". Her relationship with God grew stronger and
she began meeting with her sister and a friend as a prayer triplet.
There was plenty to pray about in 1981 and soon she was organising
a 24 hour round the clock prayer meeting for a Luis Palau mission
in Glasgow. Afterwards the three women continued to pray together;
it was the time of the Yorkshire Ripper murders, Belfast was
erupting in violence after the death of Bobby Sands, coal miners
were striking, unemployment reached 2.5 million in the UK. When
they learned that Evelyn Christenson was coming to England they
organised a meeting for Evelyn to speak to women interested in
prayer. 650 women came and of them 450 agreed to become part of a
new a movement, a prayer chain for the nation. This has now
developed into an international movement called "Prayer Chain
Ministries." After the inaugural National Prayer Breakfast in 1984
the ministry has taken on an extra direction as the organisation
has gained access to people in government and business. You cannot
fail to be inspired and encouraged by this story of dedicated
prayer, or to be challenged to make a difference for God in your
surroundings and experience and to do all for the glory of God.
These Christian women were once little girls playing with dolls,
making mistakes and growing up in quite a different world. But was
it that different? Irene Howat has researched the lives of these
famous women of God and draws out lessons we can all relate to,
especially youngsters today.Ida Scudder (Missionary in India),
Betty Green (Co-founder of MAF), Jeanette Li (Evangelist and Bible
teacher in Communist China), Mary Jane Kinnaird (Founder of the
YWCA), Bessie Adams (Co-founder of CLC), Emma Dryer (Co-founder of
Moody College), Lottie Moon (Missionary in China), Florence
Nightingale (Pioneer in Health Care), Heanrietta Mears (Pioneer in
Children's Ministry), and Elisabeth Elliot (Missionary to the
Aucas).Find out how Mary Jane Kinnaird prayed and helped young
women; Emma Dryer studied astronomy and became a Bible teacher;
Florence Nightingale became a nurse and was useful to God; Lottie
Moon thought Missionaries were silly and then became one herself;
Ida Scudder changed her mind and then changed India; Henrietta
Mears dreamed big and wrote books; Bessie Adams became a missionary
in a horse-drawn caravan; Betty Green flew planes in World War II;
Elisabeth Elliot's husband was killed but she forgave his murderers
and Janette Li became a Christian and told her own Chinese people
about the one true God.
How about going on a fact-finding expedition? This journey will
take you into the past and the future by introducing you to the
magnificent, amazing, fascinating Bible! There are some surprising
stories in God's Word about animals, trees and forests, and
families - amongst other things. In Fascinating Bible Facts Vol. 1,
you will find out about the beginning of time, but also discover
the most amazing place that ever was or will be - heaven! Each of
the devotions has a Bible Promise for you to read. Throughout the
book, find out the questions Chloe has for you to answer, the facts
that Abbi has for you to learn, and the activities that Zac has for
you to do.
George Muller's life didn't have a promising start. By the age of
sixteen, he had learned to lie, steal, drink and gamble and his
future looked bleak - but God had other plans! After conversion,
Muller's life became a vivid demonstration of faith in action.
Praying in every penny of the costs and refusing at any time to ask
for financial help from anyone but God, Muller supervised the
building of three large orphanages housing thousands of children.
He was more successful than anyone could have imagined. Muller's
hard work for the cause of Christ and on behalf of orphans, his
commitment to their care and his example of faith in action
inspired his generation and will do the same today. A gripping and
astonishing story that will challenge young readers to really trust
God as Muller did.
For five decades, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) planes have
been serving countless thousands of men, women and children,
bringing medical care, emergency food, and Christian hope. In the
places of deepest need they are serving as the air-arm of the
church, enabling the work of aid and development agencies,
missions, national churches and other local groups. Using aircraft
and electronic communication networks MAF overcomes barriers that
isolate people from spiritual and physical help. These are remote
places where flying is not a luxury but a lifeline. Operating over
130 aircraft from bases in 30 countries, today every three minutes,
a MAF plane is taking off or landing somewhere in the world Best
selling author Irene Howat has compiled the accounts of MAF workers
in the field and invites you to experience a week in their lives.
Flying across deserts, jungles, mountains and swamps, be
transported to some of the most inaccessible areas in the world
with MAF employees who are giving hope to far-flung communities.
From the Ecuadorian jungle to the wetlands of Bangladesh to the
Mongolian plains prepare for take off on an exhilarating and eye
opening journey that you will never forget.
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