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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Klaus-Dieter John: Hope in the Land of the Incas

It was totally dark. The lights in the city were turned off, and there were no street lamps, no neon signs, and no extra glow in shop windows. Klaus noticed that theirs was the only car on the road. How would they slip by the checkpoint? Klaus glanced at

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Klaus-Dieter John: Hope in the Land of the Incas

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Lillian Trasher: The Greatest Wonder in Egypt

"Do you mean to say you have no food for tomorrow?" the Egyptian man sputtered. "Well, yes," Lillian replied. The man exclaimed, "How awful! Will you be able to sleep tonight?" One of the orphan girls laughed out loud and said, "Why, Mama never has any fo

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Lillian Trasher: The Greatest Wonder in Egypt

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Loren Cunningham: Into All the World

Without warning, a huge map of the world appeared in Loren's mind's eye. Loren blinked, but the map was still there. Soon it was covered with ocean waves beating on every shore. Then the waves turned into the faces of young people flowing over every natio

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Loren Cunningham: Into All the World

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Lottie Moon: Giving Her All for China

Ten-year-old Lottie Moon had seen too much bitterness and gossip among churchgoers to want anything to do with religion or God. In fact, if there was a single way to waste a life, Lottie told herself, being a missionary was it.

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Lottie Moon: Giving Her All for China

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Mary Slessor: Forward into Calabar

Mary 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

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Mary Slessor: Forward into Calabar

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Mildred Cable: Through the Jade Gate

Standing atop a mound of rocks, Mildred wrapped her blue padded jacket tightly around her and squinted against the sand-laden wind. To her right the Great Wall wound east for fourteen hundred miles until it reached the Yellow Sea. Before her lay the rocks

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Mildred Cable: Through the Jade Gate

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer

Seven-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 fi

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Norman Grubb : Mission Builder

Norman read the first sentence of the letter again: “The whole country round seems to be really greedy to hear the Word of God, many are deciding for Christ.” As he read, he heard a clear voice inside his head say, “That’s where you are to go.” A shiver r

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Norman Grubb : Mission Builder

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Rachel Saint: A Star in the Jungle

Aboard the Aquitania, Rachel became aware of something strange happening to her. It was as if she were not on the deck of the ship anymore but was instead in a jungle clearing, looking at a group of brown-skinned, half-naked people. The people beckoned fo

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Rachel Saint: A Star in the Jungle

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Richard Wurmbrand: Love Your Enemies

As he tried to think calmly about faith, Richard realized that he didn’t want anything to do with Christianity, even if it did turn out to be true. He could only imagine life as a Christian Jew, and what he imagined was awful. No one in his or her right m

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Richard Wurmbrand: Love Your Enemies

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Rowland Bingham: Into Africa's Interior

The thought of a land with not one Christian and not one missionary haunted Rowland. Images of cannibals and slaves pushed away sleep, and the stranger's words "are you prepared to go if God calls you?" echoed over and over as he turned in his bed. Was he

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Rowland Bingham: Into Africa's Interior

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Samuel Zwemer: The Burden of Arabia

Sam felt his heart thumping as the two Bedouin men walked toward him. The men's menacing spears were pulled back over their shoulders, ready to thrust at Sam at any moment. From the grim look on their faces, the men seemed intent on killing someone.

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Samuel Zwemer: The Burden of Arabia

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Sundar Singh: Footprints Over the Mountains

As Sundar preached the gospel to the crowd, the monastery guard marched forward and arrested him. Sundar was dragged to the edge of town and hurled to the bottom of an abandoned well. The air was putrid. Desperation and loneliness soon washed over him. Le

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Sundar Singh: Footprints Over the Mountains

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Wilfred Grenfell: Fisher of Men

The icy Arctic cold stabbed at Wilfred's fingers and toes. A howling wind was pushing the ice pan he was stranded on out to sea - and with it hope of rescue. His clothes, soaked when his dogsled fell through the ice, were now frozen. Lying near his sled d

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Wilfred Grenfell: Fisher of Men

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW William Booth: Soup, Soap, and Salvation

William burst into the house. "I have found my destiny!" he shouted. "I have found a place where there is so much human misery in such a small space that there is a lifetime's worth of work there for me!"

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW William Booth: Soup, Soap, and Salvation

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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW William Carey: Obliged to Go

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 would he tell the missionary society? So much work awaited him half a wor

CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW William Carey: Obliged to Go

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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom

From the flag-draped presidential box, Abraham Lincoln watched the popular comedy on stage at the Ford theater. As he laughed at a funny line---Bang! A single shot rang out from a small derringer, the sound barely audible over the laughter of the crowd. A

HEROES OF HISTORY Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom

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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Alan Shepard: Higher and Faster

Alan Shepard gripped the abort handle and braced his feet against the capsule floor. Five, Four, Three... Don't screw up, he muttered. Two, One, Zero, Liftoff. Alan felt himself rising into the sky. He could scarcely believe it. The boy who grew up with a

HEROES OF HISTORY Alan Shepard: Higher and Faster

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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Ben Carson: A Chance at Life

Ben visited Maranda's family the night before the young girl's brain surgery. He spoke to her parents, outlining the risks one last time. "The surgery should take about five hours. There's a strong likelihood that Maranda could bleed uncontrollably and di

HEROES OF HISTORY Ben Carson: A Chance at Life

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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Benjamin Franklin: Live Wire

"As Ben experimented, people peppered him with questions about electricity. Distracted, Ben was still holding the ends of two bare wires when the other ends touched the Leyden jars. A massive charge knocked him to the ground. When he clambered to his feet

HEROES OF HISTORY Benjamin Franklin: Live Wire

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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Benjamin Rush: The Common Good

Ben thought about the strange course of events that had led him to this point in his life. He had considered being a lawyer but had ended up becoming a doctor, and now he was also a politician and member of the Continental Congress. Ben had never thought

HEROES OF HISTORY Benjamin Rush: The Common Good

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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Billy Graham: America's Pastor

Billy boarded the train to Minneapolis. He had come to Los Angeles months before as a small-time preacher. Now he was leaving as one of the most recognized Christians in the country. It was not what Billy had sought; he'd just been open for God to use. Bi

HEROES OF HISTORY Billy Graham: America's Pastor

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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Captain John Smith: A Foothold in the New World

The mainsail cracked above them in the ferocious wind as a group of red-faced men descended on John. "You have brought a curse on us. Overboard with you," one of the men yelled. A chorus of cheers went up. It was the last sound John heard before he was du

HEROES OF HISTORY Captain John Smith: A Foothold in the New World

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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Christopher Columbus: Across the Ocean Sea

It was completely dark. The only things visible now were the two small beacon fires on Pinta and the Niña. Christopher was glad the two fires calmed his frightened crew. They calmed him, too. Their glow reminded him that the Santa Maria was not alone on t

HEROES OF HISTORY Christopher Columbus: Across the Ocean Sea

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